crença

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾẽ.sɐ/

• Hyphenation: cren‧ça

Noun

crença f (plural crenças)

1. belief
2. credence

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:crença.

Related terms

• crer

Further reading

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