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recognition vs credence

credence vs recognition

recognition and credence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recognition Yes No No No
credence Yes No No No
As nouns, credence is a hypernym of recognition; that is, credence is a word with a broader meaning than recognition:
  • recognition: an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid
  • credence: the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
Other hypernyms of recognition include acceptance.
recognition (noun) credence (noun)
designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body a kind of sideboard or buffet
the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
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 recognition and credence

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