credence

[ kreed-ns ]
/ ˈkrid ns /

noun

belief as to the truth of something: to give credence to a claim.
something giving a claim to belief or confidence: letter of credence.
Also called credence table, credenza. Ecclesiastical. a small side table, shelf, or niche for holding articles used in the Eucharist service.
Furniture. credenza(def 1).

Origin of credence

1300–50; Middle English < Middle French credence < Medieval Latin crēdentia. See credent, -ence

SYNONYMS FOR credence

1 credit, faith, confidence.

OTHER WORDS FROM credence

non·cre·dence, noun

Words nearby credence

creature comforts, creature feature, creaturely, creb, cred, credence, credence table, credendum, credent, credential, credentialism

British Dictionary definitions for credence table (1 of 2)

credence table

noun

a small sideboard, originally one at which food was tasted for poison before serving
Christianity a small table or ledge on which the bread, wine, etc, are placed before being consecrated in the Eucharist

British Dictionary definitions for credence table (2 of 2)

credence
/ (ˈkriːdəns) /

noun

acceptance or belief, esp with regard to the truth of the evidence of others I cannot give credence to his account
something supporting a claim to belief; recommendation; credential (esp in the phrase letters of credence)
short for credence table

Word Origin for credence

C14: from Medieval Latin crēdentia trust, credit, from Latin crēdere to believe