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Added 8 October 2026

credence

/ˈkɹiː.dəns/ noun

Latin root: crēdentia Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about credence at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true.
he gave credence to the gossip
A kind of sideboard or buffet.

Origin

From Middle English credence, from Old French credence, from Medieval Latin crēdentia (“belief, faith”), from Latin crēdēns, present active participle of crēdō (“loan, confide in, trust, believe”). Compare French croyance, French créance, Italian credenza, Portuguese crença, Romanian credință, Spanish creencia. Doublet of credenza.

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