credence
pronunciation
How to pronounce credence in British English:
UK [ˈkriːdns]
How to pronounce credence in American English:
US [ˈkriːdns]
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- Noun:
- the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
- a kind of sideboard or buffet
Word Origin
- credence (n.)
- mid-14c., from Medieval Latin credentia "belief," from Latin credentum (nominative credens), past participle of credere "believe, trust" (see credo).
Example
- 1. Rumours about vaccines quickly gain credence in the internet hothouse , with sites feeding off each other .
- 2. You can see what your friends + 1 'd which ideally lends more credence to a particular search result .
- 3. Sharing your work at any stage can make you feel vulnerable , but discussing it lends credence to the design process .
- 4. Those who care about public reason are routinely shocked by opinion polls and surveys showing high levels of credence given to the idea of intelligent design .
- 5. First , I give much more credence to the theory that asset prices sometimes experience substantial bubbles and are therefore not always pinned down by fundamentals .