credens

  • 61credence — mid 14c., from M.L. credentia belief, from L. credentum (nom. credens), pp. of credere believe, trust (see CREDO (Cf. credo)) …

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  • 62grant — {{11}}grant (n.) c.1200, allowance, consent, permission, from Anglo Fr. graunter, from O.Fr. granter, collateral variant of creanter to promise, guarantee, confirm, authorize, from L. credentem (nom. credens), prp. of credere to believe, to trust …

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  • 63crente — adj. 2 g. 1. Que crê. 2. Que tem fé religiosa. • s. 2 g. 3. Pessoa que crê em algo. 4.  [Religião] Pessoa que segue uma religião. 5. Pessoa que acredita facilmente em alguma coisa ou em alguém. = CRÉDULO, INGÊNUO   ‣ Etimologia: latim credens,… …

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  • 64grant — [[t]grænt, grɑnt[/t]] v. grant•ed, grant•ing, n. v.t. 1) to confer, esp. by a formal act: to grant a charter[/ex] 2) to give; accord: to grant permission[/ex] 3) to agree to: to grant a request[/ex] 4) to accept for the sake of argument: I grant… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 65credence — /ˈkridns / (say kreedns) noun 1. belief: to give credence to a statement. 2. something giving a claim to belief or confidence: letter of credence. 3. Also, credence table. a small side table, shelf, or niche for holding articles used in the… …

  • 66grant — /grænt / (say grant), /grant / (say grahnt) verb (t) 1. to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a right. 2. to give or accord: to grant permission. 3. to agree or accede to: to grant a request. 4. to admit or concede; accept for …

  • 67credencia — (Del lat. credens, entis, creyente). 1. f. Mesa o repisa que se pone inmediata al altar, a fin de tener a mano lo necesario para la celebración de los divinos oficios. 2. Aparador en que se ponían los frascos de vino y de agua de que, previa la… …

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  • 68grant — [13] To grant something etymologically implies an element of ‘belief’ or ‘trust’, although there is virtually no semantic trace of these left in the word today. Its ultimate source was crēdens, the present participle of Latin crēdere ‘believe’… …

    Word origins

  • 69credence — [krēd′ ns] n. [OFr < ML credentia < L credens, prp. of credere: see CREED] 1. belief, esp. in the reports or testimony of another [to give credence to rumors] 2. credentials: now only in the phrase LETTERS OF CREDENCE 3. Eccles. a small… …

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  • 70grant — [grant, gränt] vt. [ME granten < OFr graanter, craanter, to promise, assure < VL * credentare, to promise, yield < L credens, prp. of credere, to believe: see CREED] 1. to give (what is requested, as permission, etc.); assent to; agree… …

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