Crossword clues for credence
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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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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.
--Macaulay. That which gives a claim to credit, belief, or confidence; as, a letter of credence.
(Eccl.) The small table by the side of the altar or communion table, on which the bread and wine are placed before being consecrated.
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 \Cre"dence\, v. t. To give credence to; to believe. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] ||
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-14c., from Medieval Latin credentia "belief," from Latin credentum (nominative credens), past participle of credere "believe, trust" (see credo).
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) acceptance of a belief or claim as true, especially on the basis of evidence. 2 (context rare uncountable English) credential or supporting material for a person or claim. 3 (context religion countable English) A small table or credenza used in certain Christian religious services. 4 (context countable English) A cupboard, sideboard, or cabinet, particularly one intended for the display of rich vessels or plate on open shelves. vb. (context obsolete English) To give credence to; to believe.
WordNet
n. 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: acceptance]
a kind of sideboard or buffet [syn: credenza]
Wikipedia
Credence is a 2015 British Sci-fi film written and directed by Mike Buonaiuto. It stars Alex Hammond, Anthony Topham and Tia Kenny. Credence is the story of a family of two torn gay fathers, who sacrifice their lives to save their daughter in the last evacuation from the Earth, before its devastation.
''Credence ''is challenging standard LGBT portrayal in films, and follows Buonaiuto's previous campaigns #LoveAlwaysWins, Homecoming, and Invisible Parents. Credence premiered on 17 May 2015 at the Prince Charles Cinema.
Credence can refer to:
- credence good in economics, a good whose value is hard for a consumer to ascertain
- letter of credence, a letter sent by one head of state to another formally accrediting a named individual, usually but not always a diplomat
- credence table, a small side-table used in the Christian ceremony of the Eucharist
- "Credence", a song by Opeth from their third album My Arms, Your Hearse
- Credence Systems Corporation, a manufacturer of automatic test equipment (ATE) for analog, digital, memory, mixed-signal and wireless semiconductor devices
- Creedence Clearwater Revival, a rock band led by John Fogerty
- Credence (film), a upcoming Sci-fi film directed by Mike Buonaiuto
- Credence (statistics), a measure of belief strength used in statistics
Credence is a statistical term that expresses how much a person believes that a proposition is true. As an example, a reasonable person will believe with 50% credence that a fair coin will land on heads the next time it is flipped. If the prize for correctly predicting the coin flip is $100, then a reasonable person will wager $49 on heads, but they will not wager $51 on heads.
Credence is a measure of belief strength, expressed as a percentage. Credence values range from 0% to 100%. Credence is deeply related to odds, and a person's level of credence is directly related to the odds at which they will place a bet. Credence is especially important in Bayesian statistics.
If a bag contains 4 red marbles and 1 blue marble, and a person withdraws one marble at random, then they should believe with 80% credence that the random marble will be red. In this example, the probability of drawing a red marble is 80%.
Credence values can be based entirely on subjective feelings. For example, if Alice is fairly certain that she saw Bob at the grocery store on Monday, then she might say, "I believe with 90% credence that Bob was at the grocery store on Monday." If the prize for being correct is $100, then Alice will wager $89 that her memory is accurate, but she would not be willing to wager $91 or more. Given that Alice is 90% credent, this level of belief can be expressed as gambling odds in the following ways:
- 90% credence
- 1 / 9 fractional odds (1 to 9)
- 1.11 decimal odds
- -900 moneyline odds
- The return on a $100 wager is $11.11 (plus the $100 initial wager).
See the article odds for conversion equations.
Usage examples of "credence".
He is attended as if he were a prince, with drums and atabals, and servants on horse and foot, and brings with him letters of credence from Saladin.
So he took it, and looked upon it, and considered it, and took notice also of that short petition that the men of Mansoul had written at the bottom of it, and called to him the noble Captain Credence, and bid him go and take Captain Patience with him, and go and take care of that side of Mansoul that was beleaguered by the blood-men.
She was not a fearful person, and gave absolutely no credence to ghost stories-and yet she found herself remembering what Cheb had said about the former mistress of this castle.
Just as this Diabolonian council was broken up, Captain Credence received a letter from Emmanuel, the contents of which were these: That upon the third day he would meet him in the field in the plains about Mansoul.
However, she was faithful to our mutual promise, and told him I was her husband, though the Venetian did not seem to give the least credence to this piece of information.
Christ, we are strongly supported in giving credence to the doctrinal statements of that book as affording, in spite of its lateness, a correct epitome of the old Persian theology.
His two friends had given credence to the general report, stating that the podesta had ordered me to leave Padua.
In the clear light of logic, Nen Yim herself saw no particular reason to give them credence.
There are several cases among the older writers in which odors are said to have produced abortion, but as analogues are not to be found in modern literature, unless the odor is very poisonous or pungent, we can give them but little credence.
Martin Luther King Day, 1990, this lent a credence to his claim that genuinely alarmed telco security and the Secret Service.
It hosts branches of Silicon Valley household names such as Credence, HPL, and Virage Logic.
Could we see as cogent a motive for asseverating his guilt as we find for his insisting upon his innocence, we should lend as much credence to the one as to the other.
There are several cases mentioned by the older writers whose statements are generally worthy of credence, which, however incredible, are of sufficient interest at least to find a place in this chapter.
Had Basterga, assailing him from a different side, broached the precise story to which, in the case of Agrippa or Albertus Magnus, the Syndic was prepared to give credence, he had certainly received the overture with suspicion if not with contempt.
She felt a nice appearance would lend credence to her tale, undergirded by the photos.