關於Credence的意思和用法的提問

A: It means to believe something is true or accept as true.

For instance “He gave credence to the idea that the Earth was not flat.”

A: These words are synonyms. But trust is a more common word over credence.
Credence = belief in or acceptance of something as true.
Trust = firm belief for something or someone.
Examples
I trust you with my life.
Nobody in the courtroom gave any credence to the drunk’s testimony.

A: Credence is a related term of credit.
As nouns the difference between credence and credit is that credence is acceptance of a belief or claim as true, especially on the basis of evidence while credit is (uncountable) recognition and respect.
As verbs the difference between credence and credit is that credence is (obsolete) to give credence to; to believe while credit is to believe.

Someone said there had been over 100,000 people there, but I can't credit that.

Based on the scientific data, I give credence to this hypothesis.

A: credence

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