Credences

/ˈkridənsɪz/ noun

Definition

Plural of credence; things given belief or acceptance, or in churches, small tables where the Eucharist elements are placed before use.

Etymology

From Old French 'credence' meaning 'belief' or 'trust,' derived from Latin 'credentia' (trustworthiness), from 'credere' (to believe). The ecclesiastical sense emerged in medieval church practice.

Kelly Says

In medieval churches, credences were literally trust-testing tables—a servant would taste the communion wine and bread first to prove it wasn't poisoned, which is why the furniture became associated with the word for 'belief'!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እምነት
em-neht
ARالعربية
ثقة
ith-qa
BNবাংলা
বিশ্বাস
vish-was
CACatalà
confiances
kon-fee-an-ses
CSČeština
věry
ve-ry
DADansk
tro
troh
DEDeutsch
Glaubwürdigkeiten
glaub-vroo-di-kay-ten
ELΕλληνικά
πιστίες
pee-stees
ESEspañol
créditos
kreh-DEE-tohss
FAفارسی
اعتماد
e-a-te-mad
FISuomi
luottamus
loot-ta-mus
FRFrançais
crédencess
kred-uhns-ess
GUGU
શ્રદ્ધા
shraddha
HAHA
tabbacci
tah-bah-tsee
HEעברית
אמונים
a-mo-neem
HIहिन्दी
विश्वास
vish-vaas
HUMagyar
hitelesek
hee-teh-les-ek
IDBahasa Indonesia
keyakinan
key-a-ki-nan
IGIG
ọkọ
oh-koh
ITItaliano
credenze
kred-en-tsey
JA日本語
信用
shin-yū
KKKK
қауіп
kaw-ip
KMKM
ប្រាប់
pra-ap
KO한국어
신뢰
sin-no-re
MRMR
विश्वास
vish-was
MSBahasa Melayu
kepercayaan
keh-peh-r-tsa-an
MYမြန်မာ
信賴
shin-lai
NLNederlands
geloven
guh-lo-ven
NONorsk
tro
troh
PAPA
Stochastic
sha-stod-kash-tik
PLPolski
zaufania
zau-fa-nee-ya
PTPortuguês
créditos
kreh-DEE-tohss
RORomână
credințe
kreh-din-tsey
RUРусский
доверия
doh-ve-ree-ya
SVSvenska
tro
troh
SWKiswahili
iamin
ya-meen
TAதமிழ்
நம்பிக்கைகள்
nam-pi-kka-i-ka-i
TEతెలుగు
విశ్వాసాలు
vish-wa-sa-alu
THไทย
ความเชื่อ
kwan-chum-cheu
TLTL
pananampalataya
pa-na-nam-pa-la-ta-ya
TRTürkçe
güvenler
goo-ven-ler
UKУкраїнська
довір'я
doh-vee-rya
URاردو
اعتماد
i-a-th-mad
VITiếng Việt
tin tưởng
tin-toong
YOYO
ìgbà
ee-gba
ZH中文
信任
xìn rùn
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la

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