Credence
Meaning:
Used as a noun, credence means belief in or acceptance of something as true: belief in the facts or testimony of another. If something gives credence to a story, it makes it easier to believe. Credence also means a small table beside the altar on which the bread and wine are kept before being consecrated.
Origin:
The term entered English in the mid-14th Century. It is borrowed from Old French credence from Medieval Latin credentia (“belief, faith”), from Latin credere meaning “to believe”.
Example sentences:
I could not give credence to his account of a robbery incident on his way home, as it was April 1.
The idea might seem absurd, but it is gaining credence among some bright people.
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