NOUN | cognition | credence, acceptance | the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true |
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artifact | credence, credenza | a kind of sideboard or buffet |
Sounds | kriy'dahns | |
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Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... |
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" | |
Synonym | acceptance | |
Narrower | fatalism | A submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable |
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 |
Spanish | aceptación, crédito | |
Catalan | acceptació, aprovació, assentiment, crèdit |
Meaning | A kind of sideboard or buffet. | |
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Synonym | credenza | |
Broader | buffet, counter, sideboard | A piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room |
Spanish | credenza | |
Catalan | credenza |
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