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Credence
(gcide) | Credence \Cre"dence\, v. t.
To give credence to; to believe. [Obs.]
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Credence
(gcide) | 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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credence
(wn) | 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" [syn: credence, acceptance]
2: a kind of sideboard or buffet [syn: credenza, credence] |
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credence
(encz) | credence,víra |
credence
(wn) | 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" [syn: credence, acceptance]
2: a kind of sideboard or buffet [syn: credenza, credence] |
LETTER OF CREDENCE
(bouvier) | LETTER OF CREDENCE, international law. A written instrument addressed by the
sovereign or chief magistrate of a state, to the sovereign or state to whom
a public minister is sent, certifying his appointment as such, and the
general objects of his mission, and requesting that full faith and credit
may be given to what he shall do and say on the part of his court.
2. When it is given to an ambassador, envoy, or minister accredited to
a sovereign, it is addressed to the sovereign or state to whom the minister
is delegated in the case of a charge d'affaires, it is addressed by the
secretary or minister of state charged with the department of foreign
affairs to the minister of foreign affairs of the other government. Wheat.
International Law, pt. 3, c. 1, Sec. 7; Wicquefort, de l'Ambassadeur, l. 1,
Sec. 15.
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