credence

«credence» in Mova's school dictionary: true — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (no plural)

meaning for a pupil

Belief or trust that something is true. «Give credence to» means believe it. tree →

sense 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 →
• The king gave credence to the messenger's words. tree →
• Her warnings found no credence with the villagers. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «credence» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.