different between credential vs credence

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cr?denti?lis (“giving authority”), from cr?dentia (“trust”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k???d?n??l/

Adjective

credential (comparative more credential, superlative most credential)

1. Pertaining to or serving as an introduction or recommendation (to someone). [from 15th c.]
   • 1625-1629, Abraham Darcie/Darcy and Thomas Browne (translators), The History of the Most Renowned and Victorious Princess Elizabeth, Late Queen of England (originally by William Camden)

     their credential letters on both sides

Translations

Noun

credential (plural credentials)

1. (chiefly in the plural) documentary or electronic evidence that a person has certain status or privileges

Translations

References

• credential on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

credential (third-person singular simple present credentials, present participle credentialing or credentialling, simple past and past participle credentialed or credentialled)

1. to furnish with credentials

See also

• Credentialing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• interclade, interlaced

English

Etymology

From Middle English credence, from Old French credence, from Medieval Latin cr?dentia (“belief, faith”), from Latin cr?d?ns, present active participle of cr?d? (“loan, confide in, trust, believe”). Compare French croyance, French créance, Italian credenza, Portuguese crença, Romanian credin??, Spanish creencia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?i?.d?ns/

Noun

credence (countable and uncountable, plural credences)

1. (uncountable) Acceptance of a belief or claim as true, especially on the basis of evidence.

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

2. (rare, uncountable) Credential or supporting material for a person or claim.

   He presented us with a letter of credence.

3. (religion, countable) A small table or credenza used in certain Christian religious services.
4. (countable) A cupboard, sideboard, or cabinet, particularly one intended for the display of rich vessels or plate on open shelves.

Related terms

• credential
• credibility
• lend credence to

Translations

Verb

credence (third-person singular simple present credences, present participle credencing, simple past and past participle credenced)

1. (obsolete) To give credence to; to believe.

Translations

References

• Webster, Noah (1828) , “credence”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language
• credence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• “credence” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.

Old French

Alternative forms

• credance

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin credentia. Compare croiance, creance.

Noun

credence f (oblique plural credences, nominative singular credence, nominative plural credences)

1. faith; confidence