English → Latin
“credence” in Latin
fidēsfaith; belief (belief without empirical evidence, direct experience, or observation); reliance (act of relying on or truauctōritāscredibility, prestige, reputation, importance; influence, weight, personal weight; power, ability, authorityafferōto carry forth; to bring forth; conduct; to bring, bear, convey or carry information, report, announce, inform, publish,addōto add; to put, place, lay a person or thing to another; to acquire
The English word credence itself goes back to Latin crēdō, through crēdentia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
credence
fides: auctoritas (authority). (The words are found in this connection and order), auctoritas et fides: to procure credence to anything, alicui rei fidem facere, or afferre or addere: anything gains or obtains credence, additur alicui rei fides: to lose credence, fidem amittere. [Vid :, also, FAITH.]
A letter of credence; Vid: CREDENTIALS.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for credence?
- The usual Latin words for “credence” are fidēs, auctōritās, afferō; also addō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.