Dictionary Definition
credence
Noun
1 the mental attitude that something is
believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the
gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for
200 years" [syn: acceptance]
2 a kind of sideboard or buffet [syn: credenza]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- Acceptance of a
belief or claim as true, especially on the
basis of evidence.
- Based on the scientific data, I give credence to this hypothesis.
- Credential or
supporting material
for a person or claim.
- He presented us with a letter of credence.
- A small table or credenza used in certain Christian religious services.
Related terms
Translations
acceptance of a belief or claim
- Dutch: aanvaarding, geloof, aanname
- Finnish: uskottavuus
- Japanese: 信任
- Swedish: trovärdighet
credential or supporting material for a person
or claim
small table or credenza used in certain
Christian religious services
Verb
- To give credence to; to believe.
Translations
acceptance of a belief or claim
- Dutch: aanvaarden, aannemen, geloven
References
- Webster 1828
- Webster 1913
- Dictionary.com
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
Extensive Definition
Credence can have several meanings:
- In probability theory, credence means a subjective estimate of probability, as in Bayesian probability.
- In economics, a credence good is a good whose value is hard for a consumer to ascertain.
- Credence (reputation management scheme) is a distributed object reputation management scheme used in peer-to-peer file sharing.
- A letter of credence is a letter sent by one head of state to another formally accrediting a named individual, usually but not always a diplomat.
- A credence table is a small side-table used in the Christian ceremony of the Eucharist.
The word is also associated with:
- Credence Systems Corporation, a manufacturer of automatic test equipment (ATE) for analog, digital, memory, mixed-signal and wireless semiconductor devices.
- Creedence Clearwater Revival, a rock band led by John Fogerty.
- Credence Capital Management, a Hedge Fund management company in New York City.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Communion table, acceptance, acceptation, accepting, acception, acquiescence, admission, admitting, altar, altar carpet, altar desk,
altar facing, altar of prothesis, altar rail, altar side, altar
slab, altar stair, altar stone, altarpiece, ancona, assurance, assuredness, belief, bomos, certainty, chancel table,
confidence, credit, credulity, dependence, eschara, faith, frontal, gradin, hestia, holy table, hope, mensal, missal stand, predella, prothesis, reception, reliance, reliance on, retable, retablo, rood altar, scrobis, stock, store, superaltar, sureness, surety, suspension of disbelief,
trust