Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese creença, from Late Latin crēdentia, from Latin crēdēns. By surface analysis, crer +‎ -ença. Doublet of credência and credença.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: cren‧ça

Noun

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crença f (plural crenças)

  1. belief
  2. credence

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:crença.

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Further reading

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  • crença” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913