English noun: credence | |||
| 1. | credence (cognition) the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true | ||
| Samples | He gave credence to the gossip. Acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years. | ||
| Synonyms | acceptance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attitude, mental attitude | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fatalism, recognition | ||
| 2. | credence (artifact) a kind of sideboard or buffet | ||
| Synonyms | credenza | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | buffet, counter, sideboard | ||