Her tears gave more credence to the story.
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Credence
/ˈkɹiː.dəns/
Synonyms for "credence" (77 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Noun(2 words)
acceptanceacceptationacceptingacceptionacquiescenceadmissionadmittingaltaraltar carpetaltar deskaltar facingaltar of prothesisaltar railaltar side
Strong matches (23)
altar slabaltar stairaltar stonealtarpieceanconaassuranceassurednessbeliefbomoscertaintychancel tablecommunion tableconfidencecrediblecredit
Noun(8 words)
Related words (38)
Noun(11 words)
faithsfeel confidentlikelihoodplausibilityprobabilitiesprobabilitysubjective probabilitytrusttrustfulnesstrustingtrustworthiness
Related word relations
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More general
9 entriesMore specific
7 entriesevidence credibilityinferential credenceobjective credencesource credibilitystatistical credencesubjective credencetestimony credibility
Collocations
6 entriesacademic credencecredence in claimscredence levelloss of credencepublic credencesubjective credence
Inflections
1 entriesTranslations
17 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- вяра noun (acceptance of a belief or claim)
- доверие noun (acceptance of a belief or claim)
Dutch
3 entries- aanname noun (acceptance of a belief or claim)
- aanvaarding noun (acceptance of a belief or claim)
- geloof noun (acceptance of a belief or claim)
Finnish
1 entries- uskottavuus noun (acceptance of a belief or claim)
French
1 entries- crédit noun (acceptance of a belief or claim)
German
2 entries- Glauben noun (acceptance of a belief or claim)
- Vertrauen noun (acceptance of a belief or claim)
Japanese
1 entries- 信任 noun (acceptance of a belief or claim)
Middle English
1 entries- credence noun (acceptance of a belief or claim)
Portuguese
2 entries- crença noun (acceptance of a belief or claim)
- crédito noun (acceptance of a belief or claim)
Russian
1 entries- ве́ра noun (acceptance of a belief or claim)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- creideas noun (acceptance of a belief or claim)
Spanish
1 entries- crédito noun (acceptance of a belief or claim)
Swedish
1 entries- trovärdighet noun (acceptance of a belief or claim)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
His arts gave credence, and forced tears withal / snared us, whom Diomede, nor Achilles dire, / nor thousand ships subdued, nor ten years' war could tire.
Source: tatoeba (6814568)
In Animism, there is credence in ubiquitous spirit entities pervading the totality of Nature.
Source: tatoeba (9085739)
Some Buddhists claim the origination of discontent from the desire of pleasure, the desire of transformation, and the desire of nihilation. Buddhists have credence in moderation.
Source: tatoeba (9085754)
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