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Cred"it (kr&ebreve;d"&ibreve;t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Credited; p. pr. & vb. n. Crediting.] 1. To confide in the truth of; to give credence to; to put trust in; to believe.

How shall they credit A poor unlearned virgin? Shak.

2. To bring honor or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of.

You credit the church as much by your government as you did the school formerly by your wit. South.

3. (Bookkeeping) To enter upon the credit side of an account; to give credit for; as, to credit the amount paid; to set to the credit of; as, to credit a man with the interest paid on a bond.

To credit with, to give credit for; to assign as justly due to any one.

Crove, Helmholtz, and Meyer, are more than any others to be credited with the clear enunciation of this doctrine. Newman.

Cred"it*a*ble (-?-b'l), a. 1. Worthy of belief. [Obs.]

Divers creditable witnesses deposed. Ludlow.

2. Deserving or possessing reputation or esteem; reputable; estimable.

This gentleman was born of creditable parents. Goldsmith.

3. Bringing credit, reputation, or honor; honorable; as, such conduct is highly creditable to him. Macaulay.

He settled him in a good creditable way of living. Arbuthnot.

Cred"it*a*ble*ness, n. The quality of being creditable.

Cred"it*a*bly (-?-bl?), adv. In a creditable manner; reputably; with credit.

||CrÚ`dit" fon`cier" (kr?d?" f?n`s??"). [F. crÚdit credit & foncier relating to land, landed.] A company licensed for the purpose of carrying out improvements, by means of loans and advances upon real securities.

||CrÚ`dit" mo`bi`lier" (m?`b?`ly?"). [F. crÚdit credit & mobilier personal, pertaining to personal property.] A joint stock company, formed for general banking business, or for the construction of public works, by means of loans on personal estate, after the manner of the crÚdit foncier on real estate. In practice, however, this distinction has not been strictly observed.

Cred"it*or (kr?d"?t-?r), n. [L.: cf. F. cr&?;diteur. See Credit.] 1. One who credits, believes, or trusts.

The easy creditors of novelties. Daniel.

2. One who gives credit in business matters; hence, one to whom money is due; -- correlative to debtor.

Creditors have better memories than debtors. Franklin.

{ Cred"it*ress (kr?d"?t-r?s), Cred"i*trix (kr?d"?-tr?ks), } n. [L. creditrix.] A female creditor.

Cre"do (kr?"d?), n. [L. See Creed.] The creed, as sung or read in the Roman Catholic church.

He repeated Aves and Credos. Macaulay.

Cre*du"li*ty (kr?-d?"l?-t?), n. [L. credulitas, fr. credulus: cf. F. crÚdulitÚ. See Credulous.] Readiness of belief; a disposition to believe on slight evidence.

That implict credulity is the mark of a feeble mind will not be disputed. Sir W. Hamilton.

Cred"u*lous (kr?d"?-l?s; 135), a. [L. credulus, fr. credere. See Creed.] 1. Apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting. Landor.

Eve, our credulous mother. Milton.