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Webster 1913 Edition
Credence
Cre′dence
(krē′dens)
, Noun.
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
. Macaulay.
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.
Cre′dence
,Verb.
T.
To give credence to; to believe.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Credence
CREDENCE
,Noun.
1.
Belief; credit; reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge, as from the testimony of others. We give credence to a historian of unsuspected integrity, or to a story which is related by a man of known veracity.2.
That which gives a claim to credit, belief or confidence; as a letter of credence, which is intended to commend the bearer to the confidence of a third person.