Hypertext Webster Gateway: "credence"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Credence \Cre"dence\, v. t.
To give credence to; to believe. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Credence \Cre"dence\ (kr[=e]"dens), n. [LL. credentia, fr. L.
credens, -entis, p. pr. of credere to trust, believe: cf. OF.
credence. See {Creed}, and cf. {Credent}, {Creance}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
credence
n 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}]
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