credence – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
credence
n.
belief that something is true, faith, confidence
Credence
Credence can refer to:
- credence good in economics, a good whose value is hard for a consumer to ascertain
- letter of credence, a letter sent by one head of state to another formally accrediting a named individual, usually but not always a diplomat
- credence table, a small side-table used in the Christian ceremony of the Eucharist
- "Credence", a song by Opeth from their third album My Arms, Your Hearse
- 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 (film), a upcoming Sci-fi film directed by Mike Buonaiuto
- Credence (statistics), a measure of belief strength used in statistics
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"
(synonym) acceptance
(hypernym) attitude, mental attitude
(hyponym) recognition
2. a kind of sideboard or buffet
(synonym) credenza
(hypernym) buffet, counter, sideboard
crédence
nf.
credenza, buffet; shelf or compartment in a church in which holy objects are placed, sideboard
Credence
(v. t.)
To give credence to; to believe.
(n.)
The small table by the side of the altar or communion table, on which the bread and wine are placed before being consecrated.
(n.)
That which gives a claim to credit, belief, or confidence; as, a letter of credence.
(n.)
Reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge; belief; credit; confidence.
(n.)
A cupboard, sideboard, or cabinet, particularly one intended for the display of rich vessels or plate, and consisting chiefly of open shelves for that purpose.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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