Look up: credence

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   credence
   [n] - the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
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   Credence
   Cre'dence (krē'd e ns) noun [ Late Latin credentia , from Latin credens , -entis , present participle of credere to trust, believe: confer Old French credence . See Creed , and confer Credent , Creance .] 1. Reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge; belief; credit; con ...
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   Credence
   Cre'dence transitive verb To give credence to; to believe. [ Obsolete]
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   credence
   acceptance noun the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; `he gave credence to the gossip`; `acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years`
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   Credence
   `Credence` can have several meanings: * In probability theory, `credence` means a subjective estimate of probability, as in Bayesian probability. * In economics, a credence good is a good whose value is hard for a consumer to ascertain. * Credence (reputation management scheme) is a distributed object reputation management scheme used in peer-to-peer file sharing. * A letter of credence is a letter sent by one head of state to another formally a...
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   Credence
   • (n.) 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. • (n.) Reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge; belief; credit; confidence. • (n.) The small table by the side of t...
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   credence
   (from the article `furniture`) ...a chest with doors, of simple rectangular form raised on legs; elaborations of construction and decoration soon followed, as did the ...
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/156
   
   
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   credence
   credence, credency 1. The mental action of believing or accepting as true; belief. to give credence to: to accept (a statement, etc.), or accept the statement of (a person, etc.), as true; to believe, credit. 2. That which is believed; a belief. 3. Acceptance based on the degree to which something is believable.
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