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ˈkriːd(ə)ns/
n.
- belief in or acceptance of something as true.
▸the likelihood of something being true; plausibility.
- a small side table, shelf, or niche in a church for holding the elements of the Eucharist before they are consecrated.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from med. L. credentia, from L. credent-, credere ‘believe’.