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# credence

noun (no plural)

«credence» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Belief or trust that something is true. «Give credence to» means believe it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/credence/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, whether someone is believed; a warning that is ignored «finds no credence» means nobody believes it

### Examples

- Nobody gave credence to his wild story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/credence/#x1)
- The king gave credence to the messenger's words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/credence/#x2)
- Her warnings found no credence with the villagers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/credence/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «credence» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/credence/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«credence» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/credence.html) on Mova free.