credence
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7.1
- noun
- /ˈkridəns/
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credibilidad
- Many people give credence to the idea that a healthy diet leads to a longer life.
- lend credence
- give credence
- credence to the notion
You're giving too much credence to your thoughts.
- You're giving too much credence to your thoughts.
- And which gives further credence to the idea of the five year program.
- So regardless of whether you think that argument does or doesn't have credence, it shouldn't be news.
- And that is really crazy, but certainly lends a lot of credence to this pleasure pain balance.
- So it's important that we give some credence to the bears, even if we think they're loony.
- That the idea that he's been so incredibly successful obviously lends a lot of credence to the things that he says.
- And I just have to say that it's so validating to hear Someone Like You give credence to these things.
- The fact of the matter is, it's our brains are wired to give much more credence to negative news than positive news.
- Before we move on, I suppose briefly, do you give any credence to atheists, moral realist positions?
- But doesn't the need to do so at least slightly lower your credence in the text to the date of Jesus's crucifixion?
- The House of Lords doesn't gives more credence to the theory of evolution than that of intelligent design.
- So what is the point of lending further credence to a false narrative when it's really not what the story is?
Examples
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I place no credence on this alleged broadcast.
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To Marella's astonishment, her theory was given no more credence than several others.
Fiction book (2002) -
And which gives further credence to the idea of the five year program.
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Do you believe there is some credence to this story?
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However, some recent findings lend credence to this possibility.
Academic text (2012) -
All you'll be doing is giving credence to her article.
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I never gave these stories much credence... ...but particularly in view of some of the other things that have happened... ...I find them difficult to put out of my mind.
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I don't give credence to the corporate media machine.
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That the idea that he's been so incredibly successful obviously lends a lot of credence to the things that he says.
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And doesn't this lend credence to the argument for a watchmaker ?
Synonyms
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1.1
A feeling that something is true even without proof
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1.4
Complete trust in a person, plan, or thing
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4.0
Trust from other people who believe what you say
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4.5
A strong belief or opinion that someone is sure about
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3.7
How much something seems true or real to people
How believable and trustworthy something is
An old word for trust in a person or idea
Antonyms
How Believed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Credence comes from the Latin verb credere meaning 'to believe', and it shares the same root as credit and credible. So, to give something credence is to give it 'belief' or trust.