CREDENCE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a kind of sideboard or buffet
   Synonym(s)
   • credenza (what does credenza mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) credence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • buffet (what does buffet mean?)
   • counter (what does counter mean?)
   • sideboard (what does sideboard mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
   Synonym(s)
   • acceptance (what does acceptance mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he gave credence to the gossip
   • acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years
   Hypernyms(s) credence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • attitude (what does attitude mean?)
   • mental attitude (what does mental attitude mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • recognition (what does recognition mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • accept (what does accept mean?)