croyance

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French croiance, one of the variants of creance, from Late Latin crēdentia, from Latin crēdēns. Possibly a doublet of créance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁwa.jɑ̃s/ ~ /kʁwɑ.jɑ̃s/
• Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

croyance f (plural croyances)

1. belief

Related terms

• croire
• créance

Further reading

• “croyance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.