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Word: Credent
Speech Type: Adjective
late 16th century; earliest use found in Book Howth. From classical Latin crēdent-, crēdēns, present participle of crēdere to entrust, to believe, in post-classical Latin used as adjective, in senses ‘believing, that believes’ and ‘worthy of belief’, and as noun, in sense ‘believer’ (early 3rd century in Tertullian)
Credible, believable.
Believing, trustful.
Word: Credent
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century; earliest use found in Book Howth. From classical Latin crēdent-, crēdēns, present participle of crēdere to entrust, to believe, in post-classical Latin used as adjective, in senses ‘believing, that believes’ and ‘worthy of belief’, and as noun, in sense ‘believer’ (early 3rd century in Tertullian)
A person who believes; a believer.
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