credentadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈkriːd(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈkridnt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin crēdent-, crēdēns, crēdere.

Etymology: < classical Latin crēdent-, crēdēns, present participle of crēdere to entrust, to believe (see credit v.), in post-classical Latin used as adjective, in senses ‘believing, that believes’ (6th cent. or earlier) and ‘worthy of belief’ (6th cent.), and as noun, in sense ‘believer’ (early 3rd cent. in Tertullian). Compare earlier credible adj. and credulous adj., and compare also creditable adj.

A. adj.

1. Credible, believable. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > credibility > [adjective]

leaffulc1275

levelya1300

trowablea1340

believablea1382

leveable1382

credible?c1400

creable1480

faithworthy?1526

creditworthy1554

credent?a1579

creditable1594

persuadable1617

persuasible1638

swallowable1818

?a1579 [implied in: Bk. Howth in J. S. Brewer & W. Bullen Cal. Carew MSS (1871) VI. 186 (modernized text) John Typtofte, Earl of Worcester, being Lord Lieutenant in Ireland, the Queen, King Edward's wife, did hear say and credently was informed that the Earl of Warvicke and the Earl of Desmound was greatly offended and also was grieved with the marriage of the Queen.].

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) i. ii. 144 Then 'tis very credent, Thou may'st co-ioyne with something.

1977 [implied in: R. H. Brown Poetic for Sociol. (1978) ii. 36 [Nelson] Goodman argues that the world is as many ways as it can be credently described, seen, or pictured, and that it makes no sense to speak of the way things are.].

1998 [implied in: R. H. Brown Toward Democratic Sci. v. 110 The practice of an experiment..then becomes the problem not of experimentation but of representation—of representing credently that what one is doing is a reliably repeatable experiment.].

2. Believing, trustful.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > [adjective] > believing

trowinga1400

credent1604

professing1651

believing1762

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > [adjective]

trusta1200

trusty?c1225

strustya1250

trustinga1382

traista1400

traistfula1400

trustful1560

confident1594

credent1604

unquestioned1604

fearless1634

fiduciary1640

confiding1829

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. iii. 30 If with too credent eare you list his songs.

1609 W. Shakespeare Louers Complaint in Sonnets sig. L2 Lending..credent soule, to that strong bonded oth, That shall preferre and vndertake my troth.

1800 P. Francis in S. Parr Wks. (1828) VII. 194 All my credent faculties desert me..when I am called upon to believe [etc.].

1867 J. B. Rose tr. Virgil Æneis 247 We lend credent ears.

1922 G. M. Trevelyan Brit. Hist. 19th Cent. xvi. 256 The modern English missionary, to whose views..the British government was beginning to lend a credent ear.

1997 M. R. Damaška Evid. Law Adrift ii. 36 When an inadmissible item of information is persuasive to the fact finders, for example, or a disallowed inference is really compelling to them, a credent state of persuasion is likely to arise in their minds.

†3. Having credit or repute. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [adjective]

faireOE

wortheOE

worthlyeOE

worthfulOE

menskful?c1225

toldc1275

digne1297

of price?a1300

worshiply1340

worthya1350

menska1375

thriftyc1374

worshipfula1375

worthilya1375

honesta1382

honourablec1384

unshamedc1384

sada1387

of reputationc1390

well-nameda1393

reverent1398

worthy (worshipful, wise) in wanea1400

celebrable?c1400

honouredc1400

worshipablec1425

substantialc1449

undefameda1450

unreviled?1457

honorousa1500

reputed?1532

well-thought-ona1533

well-spoken1539

credible1543

undespised?1548

imitable1550

famous1555

undistained1565

undefame1578

untarred1579

well-reputed1583

unsoiledc1592

dishonourless1595

well-deemed1595

nameworthy1598

regardful1600

indisgraced1606

credenta1616

undishonoureda1616

unscandalized1618

unscandalous1618

unslandered1622

untainted1627

dignousa1636

undisparaged1636

considerable1641

unbranded1641

glorifiable1651

reputable1671

unsullied1743

unstigmatized1778

undisgraced1812

unstained1863

well-thought-of1865

uncompromised1882

scandal-proof1904

cred1987

a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iv. iv. 25 My Authority beares of a credent bulke.

B. n.

A person who believes; a believer.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > [noun] > person(s) having

ileaffulOE

leaffulc1225

trowing1303

priestc1350

levera1400

trowera1400

believer?a1425

acknowledger1560

professor1597

credent1626

affiera1641

faithfullist1653

bhakta1828

1626 J. Fisher Answer Nine Points Controv. (new ed.) 126 To make this your want of conscience knowne vnto your vnwary Credents, that they may see whome they trust, in a busines that doth so highly import.

1638 W. Chillingworth Relig. Protestants i. Pref. §29 That opinion which you would fain induce your credents unto.

1837 I. D. Rupp tr. T. J. von Braght Bloody Theatre 215/1 Credents, that is, believers, was a name given to such as had become confirmed in the faith.

1870 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 516 Mr. Crookes has already found an obstacle in the inability or unwillingness of the credents to understand the modes of inquiry and reasoning adopted by scientific men in prosecuting their researches.

1990 S. I. Benn Theory of Freedom (new ed.) ii. 30 A belief that something is good or right or that this is more important than that, while evaluative, is nevertheless a belief to which a credent may be committed by other beliefs of his system.

Derivatives

ˈcredently adv. rare (a) credibly, believably; †(b) believingly (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > credibility > [adverb]

credibly1425

credently?a1579

creditably1646

believably1865

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > [adverb]

trustlya1200

safelyc1330

traistlya1340

trustilya1375

traistilya1400

trustinglya1475

surely1523

trustfully?1531

confidently1597

affiantlya1641

fiduciarily1654

credently1832

confidingly1885

?a1579 Bk. Howth in J. S. Brewer & W. Bullen Cal. Carew MSS (1871) VI. 186 (modernized text) John Typtofte, Earl of Worcester, being Lord Lieutenant in Ireland, the Queen, King Edward's wife, did hear say and credently was informed that the Earl of Warvicke and the Earl of Desmound was greatly offended and also was grieved with the marriage of the Queen.

1832 T. Carlyle Crit. & Misc. Ess. (1872) IV. 227 To have heard credently that such exist.

1977 R. H. Brown Poetic for Sociol. (1978) ii. 36 [Nelson] Goodman argues that the world is as many ways as it can be credently described, seen, or pictured, and that it makes no sense to speak of the way things are.

1998 R. H. Brown Toward Democratic Sci. v. 110 The practice of an experiment..then becomes the problem not of experimentation but of representation—of representing credently that what one is doing is a reliably repeatable experiment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	credent
释义	credentadj.n. Brit. /ˈkriːd(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈkridnt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin crēdent-, crēdēns, crēdere. Etymology: < classical Latin crēdent-, crēdēns, present participle of crēdere to entrust, to believe (see credit v.), in post-classical Latin used as adjective, in senses ‘believing, that believes’ (6th cent. or earlier) and ‘worthy of belief’ (6th cent.), and as noun, in sense ‘believer’ (early 3rd cent. in Tertullian). Compare earlier credible adj. and credulous adj., and compare also creditable adj. A. adj. 1. Credible, believable. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > credibility > [adjective] leaffulc1275 levelya1300 trowablea1340 believablea1382 leveable1382 credible?c1400 creable1480 faithworthy?1526 creditworthy1554 credent?a1579 creditable1594 persuadable1617 persuasible1638 swallowable1818 ?a1579 [implied in: Bk. Howth in J. S. Brewer & W. Bullen Cal. Carew MSS (1871) VI. 186 (modernized text) John Typtofte, Earl of Worcester, being Lord Lieutenant in Ireland, the Queen, King Edward's wife, did hear say and credently was informed that the Earl of Warvicke and the Earl of Desmound was greatly offended and also was grieved with the marriage of the Queen.]. a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) i. ii. 144 Then 'tis very credent, Thou may'st co-ioyne with something. View more context for this quotation 1977 [implied in: R. H. Brown Poetic for Sociol. (1978) ii. 36 [Nelson] Goodman argues that the world is as many ways as it can be credently described, seen, or pictured, and that it makes no sense to speak of the way things are.]. 1998 [implied in: R. H. Brown Toward Democratic Sci. v. 110 The practice of an experiment..then becomes the problem not of experimentation but of representation—of representing credently that what one is doing is a reliably repeatable experiment.]. 2. Believing, trustful. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > [adjective] > believing trowinga1400 credent1604 professing1651 believing1762 the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > [adjective] trusta1200 trusty?c1225 strustya1250 trustinga1382 traista1400 traistfula1400 trustful1560 confident1594 credent1604 unquestioned1604 fearless1634 fiduciary1640 confiding1829 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. iii. 30 If with too credent eare you list his songs. View more context for this quotation 1609 W. Shakespeare Louers Complaint in Sonnets sig. L2 Lending..credent soule, to that strong bonded oth, That shall preferre and vndertake my troth. 1800 P. Francis in S. Parr Wks. (1828) VII. 194 All my credent faculties desert me..when I am called upon to believe [etc.]. 1867 J. B. Rose tr. Virgil Æneis 247 We lend credent ears. 1922 G. M. Trevelyan Brit. Hist. 19th Cent. xvi. 256 The modern English missionary, to whose views..the British government was beginning to lend a credent ear. 1997 M. R. Damaška Evid. Law Adrift ii. 36 When an inadmissible item of information is persuasive to the fact finders, for example, or a disallowed inference is really compelling to them, a credent state of persuasion is likely to arise in their minds. †3. Having credit or repute. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [adjective] faireOE wortheOE worthlyeOE worthfulOE menskful?c1225 toldc1275 digne1297 of price?a1300 worshiply1340 worthya1350 menska1375 thriftyc1374 worshipfula1375 worthilya1375 honesta1382 honourablec1384 unshamedc1384 sada1387 of reputationc1390 well-nameda1393 reverent1398 worthy (worshipful, wise) in wanea1400 celebrable?c1400 honouredc1400 worshipablec1425 substantialc1449 undefameda1450 unreviled?1457 honorousa1500 reputed?1532 well-thought-ona1533 well-spoken1539 credible1543 undespised?1548 imitable1550 famous1555 undistained1565 undefame1578 untarred1579 well-reputed1583 unsoiledc1592 dishonourless1595 well-deemed1595 nameworthy1598 regardful1600 indisgraced1606 credenta1616 undishonoureda1616 unscandalized1618 unscandalous1618 unslandered1622 untainted1627 dignousa1636 undisparaged1636 considerable1641 unbranded1641 glorifiable1651 reputable1671 unsullied1743 unstigmatized1778 undisgraced1812 unstained1863 well-thought-of1865 uncompromised1882 scandal-proof1904 cred1987 a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iv. iv. 25 My Authority beares of a credent bulke. View more context for this quotation B. n. A person who believes; a believer. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > [noun] > person(s) having ileaffulOE leaffulc1225 trowing1303 priestc1350 levera1400 trowera1400 believer?a1425 acknowledger1560 professor1597 credent1626 affiera1641 faithfullist1653 bhakta1828 1626 J. Fisher Answer Nine Points Controv. (new ed.) 126 To make this your want of conscience knowne vnto your vnwary Credents, that they may see whome they trust, in a busines that doth so highly import. 1638 W. Chillingworth Relig. Protestants i. Pref. §29 That opinion which you would fain induce your credents unto. 1837 I. D. Rupp tr. T. J. von Braght Bloody Theatre 215/1 Credents, that is, believers, was a name given to such as had become confirmed in the faith. 1870 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 516 Mr. Crookes has already found an obstacle in the inability or unwillingness of the credents to understand the modes of inquiry and reasoning adopted by scientific men in prosecuting their researches. 1990 S. I. Benn Theory of Freedom (new ed.) ii. 30 A belief that something is good or right or that this is more important than that, while evaluative, is nevertheless a belief to which a credent may be committed by other beliefs of his system. Derivatives ˈcredently adv. rare (a) credibly, believably; †(b) believingly (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > credibility > [adverb] credibly1425 credently?a1579 creditably1646 believably1865 the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > [adverb] trustlya1200 safelyc1330 traistlya1340 trustilya1375 traistilya1400 trustinglya1475 surely1523 trustfully?1531 confidently1597 affiantlya1641 fiduciarily1654 credently1832 confidingly1885 ?a1579 Bk. Howth in J. S. Brewer & W. Bullen Cal. Carew MSS (1871) VI. 186 (modernized text) John Typtofte, Earl of Worcester, being Lord Lieutenant in Ireland, the Queen, King Edward's wife, did hear say and credently was informed that the Earl of Warvicke and the Earl of Desmound was greatly offended and also was grieved with the marriage of the Queen. 1832 T. Carlyle Crit. & Misc. Ess. (1872) IV. 227 To have heard credently that such exist. 1977 R. H. Brown Poetic for Sociol. (1978) ii. 36 [Nelson] Goodman argues that the world is as many ways as it can be credently described, seen, or pictured, and that it makes no sense to speak of the way things are. 1998 R. H. Brown Toward Democratic Sci. v. 110 The practice of an experiment..then becomes the problem not of experimentation but of representation—of representing credently that what one is doing is a reliably repeatable experiment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.?a1579
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