Thesaurus: credence

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1. n. Reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge; belief; credit; confidence.
2. n. That which gives a claim to credit, belief, or confidence; as, a letter of credence.
3. n. The small table by the side of the altar or communion table, on which the bread and wine are placed before being consecrated.
4. 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.
5. v. t. To give credence to; to believe.
6. n. the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
7. n. a kind of sideboard or buffet
8. 1. Reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge; belief; credit; confidence. To give credence to the Scripture miracles. Trench. An assertion which might easily find credence. Macualay. 2. That which gives a claim to credit, belief, or confidence; as, a letter of credence. 3. (Eccl.) The small table by the side of the altar or communion table, on which the bread and wine are placed before being consecrated. 4. 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. To give credence to; to believe. [Obs.]
9. The small table by the side of the altar or communion table, onwhich the bread and wine are placed before being consecrated.
10. n:100 n. the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true