credence
noun/ˈkriːdns/
/ˈkriːdns/
[uncountable] (formal)- a quality that an idea or a story has that makes you believe it is true
- Historical evidence lends credence to his theory.
- belief in something as true
- They could give no credence to the findings of the survey.
- Alternative medicine has been gaining credence (= becoming more widely accepted) recently.
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from medieval Latin credentia, from Latin credent- ‘believing’, from the verb credere.
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