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credences

credences is the plural of credence.

credences is the third-person singular simple present indicative of credence.

Meaning of credence

Noun

credence (countable and uncountable, plural credences)

  1. (uncountable) Acceptance of a belief or claim as true, especially on the basis of evidence.
    • Based on the scientific data, I give credence to this hypothesis.
  2. (rare, uncountable) Credential or supporting material for a person or claim.
    • He presented us with a letter of credence.
  3. (countable) A small table or credenza used in certain Christian religious services.
    Synonyms:
    credence table
  4. (countable) A cupboard, sideboard, or cabinet, particularly one intended for the display of rich vessels or plate on open shelves.
  5. (countable) A subjective probability estimate of a belief or claim.
    • My credence in the proposition is around 90%.

See all 6 meanings of credence

Questions about credences

What is credences the plural of?
Credences is the plural of credence.

Words near credences in the dictionary

  1. cred
  2. credal
  3. Creddie
  4. credence
  5. credenced
  6. credences
  7. credencing
  8. credencive
  9. credenciveness
  10. credenda
  11. credendum

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Adapted from Wiktionary: credences (page history and authors); credence (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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