as in beliefs
mental conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon
a foolish theory that, incredibly, once had wide credence among educated people
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Noun
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Your beliefs become your biology by way of behavior.—
Terry Ward,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026 -
Their beliefs are not vindictive; they are considered.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Moreover, any consistent system must also be incomplete, meaning that there are true mathematical statements that cannot be proved using the system’s axioms.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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In other words, as Cleveland tore through the league last season, the players responded to most of the milestones reached with a collective shrug and worn axioms about nothing mattering until the playoffs.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Credences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credences. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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