credence 音标拼音: [kr'idəns]
n . 信用,祭器台,供桌,凭证
信用,祭器台,供桌,凭证
credence n 1 :
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 " [
synonym : {
credence }, {
acceptance }]
2 :
a kind of sideboard or buffet [
synonym : {
credenza }, {
credence }]
Credence \
Cre "
dence \,
v .
t .
To give credence to ;
to believe . [
Obs .]
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Credence \
Cre "
dence \ (
kr [=
e ]"
dens ),
n . [
LL .
credentia ,
fr .
L .
credens , -
entis ,
p .
pr .
of credere to trust ,
believe :
cf .
OF .
credence .
See {
Creed },
and cf . {
Credent }, {
Creance }.]
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1 .
Reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge ;
belief ;
credit ;
confidence .
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To give credence to the Scripture miracles .
--
Trench .
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An assertion which might easily find credence .
--
Macaulay .
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2 .
That which gives a claim to credit ,
belief ,
or confidence ;
as ,
a letter of credence .
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3 . (
Eccl .)
The small table by the side of the altar or communion table ,
on which the bread and wine are placed before being consecrated .
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4 .
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 .
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55 Moby Thesaurus words for "
credence ":
Communion table ,
acceptance ,
acceptation ,
accepting ,
acception ,
acquiescence ,
admission ,
admitting ,
altar ,
altar carpet ,
altar desk ,
altar facing ,
altar of prothesis ,
altar rail ,
altar side ,
altar slab ,
altar stair ,
altar stone ,
altarpiece ,
ancona ,
assurance ,
assuredness ,
belief ,
bomos ,
certainty ,
chancel table ,
confidence ,
credit ,
credulity ,
dependence ,
eschara ,
faith ,
frontal ,
gradin ,
hestia ,
holy table ,
hope ,
mensal ,
missal stand ,
predella ,
prothesis ,
reception ,
reliance ,
reliance on ,
retable ,
retablo ,
rood altar ,
scrobis ,
stock ,
store ,
superaltar ,
sureness ,
surety ,
suspension of disbelief ,
trust
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