English-Thai Dictionary

credence

N การ ยอมรับ  acceptance kan-yom-rub

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CREDENCE

n.[See Creed. ] 1. Belief; credit; reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge, as from the testimony of others. We give credence to a historian of unsuspected integrity, or to a story which is related by a man of known veracity.
2. That which gives a claim to credit, belief or confidence; as a letter of credence, which is intended to commend the bearer to the confidence of a third person.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CREDENCE

Cre "dence (kr "dens ), n. Etym: [LL. credentia, fr. L. credens, -entis,p. pr. of credere to trust, believe: cf. OF. credence. See Creed, and cf. Credent, Creance. ]

 

1. Reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge; belief; credit; confidence. To give credence to the Scripture miracles. Trench. An assertion which might easily find credence. Macualay.

 

2. That which gives a claim to credit, belief, or confidence; as, a letter of credence.

 

3. (Eccl.)

 

Defn: The small table by the side of the altar or communion table, on which the bread and wine are placed before being consecrated.

 

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.

 

CREDENCE

CREDENCE Cre "dence, v. t.

 

Defn: To give credence to; to believe. [Obs. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

credence

cre dence |ˈkrēdns ˈkrid (ə )ns | ▶noun 1 belief in or acceptance of something as true: psychoanalysis finds little credence among laymen. • the likelihood of something being true; plausibility: being called upon by the media as an expert lends credence to one's opinions. 2 [ usu. as modifier ] a small side table, shelf, or niche in a church for holding the elements of the Eucharist before they are consecrated: a credence table. PHRASES give credence to accept as true. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin credentia, from Latin credent- ‘believing, ’ from the verb credere.

 

Oxford Dictionary

credence

credence |ˈkriːd (ə )ns | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] belief in or acceptance of something as true: psychoanalysis finds little credence among laymen. • the likelihood of something being true; plausibility: being called upon by the media as an expert lends credence to one's opinions. 2 [ usu. as modifier ] a small side table, shelf, or niche in a church for holding the elements of the Eucharist before they are consecrated: a credence table. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin credentia, from Latin credent- ‘believing ’, from the verb credere.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

credence

credence noun 1 the government placed little credence in the scheme: belief, faith, trust, confidence, reliance. 2 later reports lent credence to this view: credibility, plausibility, believability; archaic credit.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

credence

credence noun 1 psychoanalysis finds little credence among laymen: acceptance, belief, faith, trust, confidence, reliance. 2 the messenger gave credence to her tale: credibility, credit, reliability, plausibility, believability.

 

French Dictionary

crédence

crédence n. f. nom féminin Meuble de salle à manger où l ’on range la vaisselle.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

credence

cre dence /kríːd (ə )ns /名詞 U ｟かたく ｠信用, 信頼 ; 信じること ▸ gain credence 信頼を得る ▸ give credence to the story その話を信用する ▸ lend credence to the theory その理論を (もっと )信頼できるものにする