credence

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkridəns/ UK /ˈkriːdəns/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
belief in or acceptance of something as true

The new evidence lent credence to her theory.

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1 noun · belief in or acceptance of... belief credit acceptance faith trust confidence reliance

Opposites

disbelief doubt distrust skepticism

Word family

Related forms credible credit creed credo credulous

Etymology

From Medieval Latin 'crēdentia' ('belief'), from Latin 'crēdēns', present participle of 'crēdere' ('to believe, trust').

crēdentia Latin crēdere Latin *ḱred-dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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# credence

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈkridəns
**IPA (UK):** ˈkriːdəns

## Meanings
1. belief in or acceptance of something as true

## Examples
- The new evidence lent credence to her theory.

## Synonyms
- belief
- credit
- acceptance
- faith
- trust
- confidence
- reliance

## Antonyms
- disbelief
- doubt
- distrust
- skepticism

## Related Forms
- credible
- credit
- creed
- credo
- credulous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: crēdentia
- Root: crēdere
- Root: *ḱred-dʰeh₁-

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin 'crēdentia' ('belief'), from Latin 'crēdēns', present participle of 'crēdere' ('to believe, trust').

## AI Etymology
Credence is from Medieval Latin 'crēdentia' ('belief'), from Latin 'crēdēns', present participle of 'crēdere' ('to believe, trust'). Important recorded forms include crēdentia (Latin), crēdere (Latin), and *ḱred-dʰeh₁- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers belief in or acceptance of something as true. The wider family includes related words such as credible, credit, creed, and credo.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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