English-French translations for credence

• crédit
  N'est-il pas vrai que la visite de la présidente lituanienne, Mme Grybauskaita également ajouté crédit au régime? Is it not the case that the visit of the Lithuanian President, Mrs Grybauskaitė, served to lend credence to the regime?
  Ce qui veut dire qu'essayer d'accréditer la fable selon laquelle ceci n'est qu'une affaire italienne, excusez-moi, c'est un peu court. This means that trying to give credence to the story that this is only an Italian affair ... I am sorry, but that is a bit much.

Definition of credence

• Acceptance of a belief or claim as true, especially on the basis of evidence
• Credential or supporting material for a person or claim
• A small table or credenza used in certain Christian religious services
• To give credence to; to believe

Examples

• Based on the scientific data, I give credence to this hypothesis.
• He presented us with a letter of credence.

Related words

• credence table
• credence goods
• letter of credence
• Letters of Credence