Antonyms for credence
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kreed-ns |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrid ns |
Definition of credence
Origin :- mid-14c., from Medieval Latin credentia "belief," from Latin credentum (nominative credens), past participle of credere "believe, trust" (see credo).
- noun trust, acceptance
- Vincent had risen to fetch the cruets from the credence table.
- Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
- It is with great reluctance that we give any credence to this statement.
- Extract from : « Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi » by John S. C. Abbott
- Feeling thus, they still placed some credence in any rumors that came.
- Extract from : « Four Years in Rebel Capitals » by T. C. DeLeon
- At least you will give some credence to the stars, my learned Cabalist.
- Extract from : « Alroy » by Benjamin Disraeli
- There was a whisper, that my master was my father; yet it was only a whisper, and I cannot say that I ever gave it credence.
- Extract from : « My Bondage and My Freedom » by Frederick Douglass
- None of the later historians has given any credence to this theory.
- Extract from : « Lucretia Borgia » by Ferdinand Gregorovius
- I care little, so long as you, mademoiselle, give them no credence!
- Extract from : « Columba » by Prosper Merimee
- He cannot away with them, and goes near to denying their claims for credence altogether.
- Extract from : « A Visit to Java » by W. Basil Worsfold
- He was inclined to give some credence to the suppositions of the Burgomaster.
- Extract from : « A Royal Prisoner » by Pierre Souvestre
- His valet told some extraordinary story, but no credence has been placed in it.
- Extract from : « The Stretton Street Affair » by William Le Queux
Synonyms for credence
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