Asturian

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Noun

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creencia f (plural creencies)

  1. Alternative form of creyencia

Spanish

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Etymology

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From creer +‎ -encia or a semi-learned modification of the Old Spanish creença < Medieval Latin or Late Latin crēdentia, from Latin crēdēns. Compare the doublet credencia. Cognates include English credence, French croyance, French créance, Italian credenza, Portuguese crença, Romanian credință.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /kɾeˈenθja/ [kɾeˈẽn̟.θja]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kɾeˈensja/ [kɾeˈẽn.sja]
  • Rhymes: -enθja
  • Rhymes: -ensja
  • Syllabification: cre‧en‧cia

Noun

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creencia f (plural creencias)

  1. belief
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