credence
🇺🇸
/ˈkriːdns/
🇬🇧
/ˈkriːdns/
noun
R
The quality that makes you believe an idea or story is true.
The witnesses' accounts gave credence to the rumors.
R
Acceptance that something is true or real.
The new evidence gave credence to the theory that the ancient city was once a thriving metropolis.
translation
The quality that makes you believe an idea or story is true.; Acceptance that something is true or real.
Word Forms
Plural
credences