Question

credence He scoffed and said no one still gives any credence to the story of the Loch Ness monster. ˈkridəns

Accepted Answer

Mental acceptance of something as true or real; belief. Credence is close in meaning to belief, but there are differences. Unlike belief, credence is seldom used in connection with faith in a religion or philosophy. Instead credence is often used in reference to reports, rumors, and opinions. And, unlike belief, it tends to be used with the words give, lack, lend,and gain. So a new piece of evidence may lend credence to the alibi of a criminal suspect. Claims that a political candidate can become the next President gain credence only after the candidate wins a few primaries. And although stories about Elvis sightings persist, they lack credence for most people

word	credence
definition	Mental acceptance of something as true or real; belief.
eg_sentence	He scoffed and said no one still gives any credence to the story of the Loch Ness monster.
explanation	Credence is close in meaning to belief, but there are differences. Unlike belief, credence is seldom used in connection with faith in a religion or philosophy. Instead credence is often used in reference to reports, rumors, and opinions. And, unlike belief, it tends to be used with the words give, lack, lend,and gain. So a new piece of evidence may lend credence to the alibi of a criminal suspect. Claims that a political candidate can become the next President gain credence only after the candidate wins a few primaries. And although stories about Elvis sightings persist, they lack credence for most people
IPA	ˈkridəns

Credence Belief Unlike Candidate Mental Acceptance True Real