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credence vs recognition

recognition vs credence

credence and recognition both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
credence Yes No No No
recognition Yes No No No
As nouns, recognition is a hyponym of credence; that is, recognition is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than credence:
  • credence: the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
  • recognition: an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid
Other hyponyms of credence include fatalism.
credence (noun) recognition (noun)
a kind of sideboard or buffet designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body
the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
approval
the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country
(biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
Difference between credence and recognition

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