| Meaning | The mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true. |
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| Example | "he gave credence to the gossip" |
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| Synonym | acceptance |
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| Narrower | fatalism | A submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable |
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| recognition | An acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid |
| Broader | attitude, mental attitude | A complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways / ways |
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| Spanish | aceptación, crédito |
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| Catalan | acceptació, aprovació, assentiment, crèdit |
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