Credence
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) Belief; credit; confidence; as, to add credence to a remark; reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge.

2. (n.) That which gives a claim to credit, belief, or confidence; as, a letter of credence.

3. (n.) The small table by the side of the altar or communion table, on which the bread and wine are placed before being consecrated.

4. (n.) A cupboard, sideboard, or cabinet, particularly one intended for the display of rich vessels or plate, and consisting chiefly of open shelves for that purpose.

5. (v. t.) To give credence to; to believe.

Greek
4327. prosdechomai -- to receive to oneself
... From pros and dechomai; to admit (to intercourse, hospitality, credence, or
(figuratively) endurance); by implication, to await (with confidence or patience ...
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4102. pistis -- faith, faithfulness
... From peitho; persuasion, ie Credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the
truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ ...
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Library

Whence the Contentions of Philosophers have Sprung. Against those ...
... Philosophers Have Sprung. Against Those Who Catch at Everything that Meets
Them, and Give It Credence, and Cling to It. Origen Was ...
/.../argument xiv whence the contentions of.htm

Of the Resurrection of the Flesh, which Some Refuse to Believe ...
... If it is not credible, how is it that it has already received credence in
the whole world? If a number of noble, exalted, and learned ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 5 of the resurrection of.htm

Thomas and Jesus
... 'I will not believe!'"what business had he, what business have you, to bring
any question of will into the act of belief or credence? ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture st john chaps xv to xxi/thomas and jesus.htm

On the Authority and Certainty of the Sacred Scriptures
... I. The authority of Scripture is nothing else but the worthiness according to which
it merits (1.) CREDENCE, as being true in words and true in significations ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 1/disputation 1 on the authority.htm

Arrangement and Furniture of the Church
... On the south side of the Altar is a small table or shelf, called the credence, on
which are placed the elements of bread and wine until such time in the ...
/.../regester/the worship of the church/arrangement and furniture of the.htm

The Internal Witness of the Holy Spirit
... their Talmud and their Cabala, and the Mahometans in their Alcoran, and if both
of these boast themselves that they are Churches, cannot credence therefore be ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 1/9 the internal witness of.htm

The Brazen Serpent
... Faith is an advance on credence. ... So trust and credence are not always of
the same magnitude. This trust is no arbitrary condition. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/the brazen serpent.htm

Idealistic Philosophy
... It is the practical reason which ventures the credence that moral worth is
the supreme worth in life. It then confirms this ventured ...
/.../chapter ii idealistic philosophy.htm

Porphyry's Account of the Responses Given by the Oracles of the ...
... or were uttered as responses by impure demons with a similar design,"that is to
say, in order that their praise of Christ may win credence for their ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 23 porphyrys account of the.htm

Letter Lxxxiv. To Pammachius and Oceanus.
... believe me when I attack him. But I find readier credence when I go wrong
than when I shew amendment. And this is not surprising ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter lxxxiv to pammachius and.htm

Thesaurus
Credence (20 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Belief; credit; confidence; as, to add credence to a remark; reliance of
the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal ...
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Credit (39 Occurrences)
... on the books of B. 9. (vt) To confide in the truth of; to give credence
to; to put trust in; to believe. 10. (vt) To bring honor ...
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Reports (21 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 10:7 and I gave no credence to the words till that I have come, and my eyes
see, and lo, it was not declared to me -- the half; thou hast added wisdom ...
/r/reports.htm - 12k

Added (97 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 10:7 and I gave no credence to the words till that I have come, and my eyes
see, and lo, it was not declared to me -- the half; thou hast added wisdom ...
/a/added.htm - 34k

Kick (8 Occurrences)
... WBS YLT NAS). Psalms 106:24 And they kick against the desirable land, They
have not given credence to His word. (YLT). Jeremiah 6:19 ...
/k/kick.htm - 10k

Nethani'ah (20 Occurrences)
... know that Baalis king of the sons of Ammon hath sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to
smite thy soul?' And Gedaliah son of Ahikam hath not given to them credence. ...
/n/nethani'ah.htm - 13k

Obedient (39 Occurrences)
... (WEB ASV YLT NAS RSV). Romans 10:16 But they were not all obedient to the good tidings,
for Isaiah saith, 'Lord, who did give credence to our report?' (YLT). ...
/o/obedient.htm - 18k

Gamaliel (7 Occurrences)
... worship, and their belief in immortality, a point in dispute between Pharisees and
Sadducees, may have had influence over him (Knowling), no credence is to be ...
/g/gamaliel.htm - 13k

Trust (201 Occurrences)
... 11. (n.) To give credence to; to believe; to credit. 12. (n.) To hope confidently;
to believe; -- usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object. 13. ...
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Receive (350 Occurrences)
... notion, etc.; to embrace. 3. (vt) To allow, as a custom, tradition, or the
like; to give credence or acceptance to. 4. (vt) To give ...
/r/receive.htm - 36k

Resources
Did Jesus have children? | GotQuestions.org

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Credence: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance
Credence (20 Occurrences)

Matthew 24:23
"If at that time any one should say to you, 'See, here is the Christ!' or 'Here!' give no credence to it.
(WEY)

John 12:38
that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he said, 'Lord, who gave credence to our report? and the arm of the Lord -- to whom was it revealed?'
(YLT)

Acts 27:11
but the centurion to the pilot and to the shipowner gave credence more than to the things spoken by Paul;
(YLT)

Romans 10:16
But they were not all obedient to the good tidings, for Isaiah saith, 'Lord, who did give credence to our report?'
(YLT)

Genesis 45:26
and they declare to him, saying, 'Joseph 'is' yet alive,' and that he 'is' ruler over all the land of Egypt; and his heart ceaseth, for he hath not given credence to them.
(YLT)

Exodus 4:1
And Moses answereth and saith, 'And, if they do not give credence to me, nor hearken to my voice, and say, Jehovah hath not appeared unto thee?'
(YLT)

Exodus 4:9
And it hath come to pass, if they do not give credence even to these two signs, nor hearken to thy voice, that thou hast taken of the waters of the River, and hast poured on the dry land, and the waters which thou takest from the River have been, yea, they have become -- blood on the dry land.'
(YLT)

Deuteronomy 9:23
and in Jehovah's sending you from Kadesh-Barnea, saying, Go up, and possess the land which I have given to you, then ye provoke the mouth of Jehovah your God, and have not given credence to Him, nor hearkened to His voice;
(YLT)

1 Kings 10:7
and I gave no credence to the words till that I have come, and my eyes see, and lo, it was not declared to me -- the half; thou hast added wisdom and goodness unto the report that I heard.
(YLT)

2 Chronicles 9:6
and I have given no credence to their words, till that I have come, and mine eyes see, and lo, there hath not been declared to me the half of the abundance of thy wisdom -- thou hast added unto the report that I heard.
(YLT)

2 Chronicles 32:15
And, now, let not Hezekiah lift you up, nor persuade you thus, nor give credence to him, for no god of any nation and kingdom is able to deliver his people from my hand, and from the hand of my fathers: also, surely your God doth not deliver you from my hand!'
(YLT)

Job 4:18
Lo, in His servants He putteth no credence, Nor in His messengers setteth praise.'
(YLT)

Job 15:15
Lo, in His holy ones He putteth no credence, And the heavens have not been pure in His eyes.
(YLT)

Job 29:24
I laugh unto them -- they give no credence, And the light of my face cause not to fall.
(YLT)

Psalms 106:24
And they kick against the desirable land, They have not given credence to His word.
(YLT)

Proverbs 14:15
The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.
(YLT)

Isaiah 7:9
And the head of Ephraim 'is' Samaria, And the head of Samaria 'is' the son of Remaliah. If ye do not give credence, Surely ye are not stedfast.'
(YLT)

Isaiah 43:10
Ye 'are' My witnesses, an affirmation of Jehovah, And My servant whom I have chosen, So that ye know and give credence to Me, And understand that I 'am' He, Before Me there was no God formed, And after Me there is none.
(YLT)

Isaiah 53:1
Who hath given credence to that which we heard? And the arm of Jehovah, On whom hath it been revealed?
(YLT)

Jeremiah 40:14
and they say unto him, 'Dost thou really know that Baalis king of the sons of Ammon hath sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to smite thy soul?' And Gedaliah son of Ahikam hath not given to them credence.
(YLT)

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