Home › Words › C › credentialcredential/kɹɪˈdɛnʃəl/credential means pertaining to or serving as an introduction or recommendation (to someone).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, credential ranks #16,733 of 42,747 for Qualifying.credential is pronounced /kɹɪˈdɛnʃəl/.EtymologyFrom Medieval Latin crēdentiālis (“giving authority”), from Latin crēdentia (“trust”).adjPertaining to or serving as an introduction or recommendation (to someone).e.g.“their credential letters on both sides” — 1625-1629, Abraham Darcie/Darcy and Thomas Browne (translators), The History of the Most Renowned and Victorious Princess Elizabeth, Late Queen of England (originally by William Camden)noundocumentary or electronic evidence that a person has certain status or privilegese.g.“May I see your credentials, please?”Evidence of skill or excellence.e.g.“They deserved their half-time lead and looked fully in control until Brazil made changes at the break and began to show their credentials in attack.” — 2023 April 6, Emma Sanders, “Women's Finalissima:England beat Brazil in dramatic shutout”, in BBC Sport:verbto furnish with credentialse.g.“School superintendents, principals, and teachers are currently credentialed only by the state.” — 1997, Paul Thomas Hill et al., Reinventing Public Education, →ISBN, page 138:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.credentialise 84% match — To supply with credentials. vs credential →accredition 76% match — The giving of credentials. vs credential →accreditation 75% match — The giving of credentials. vs credential →credentials 73% match — Documentary evidence of someone's right to credit or authority, especially such a document given to an ambassador by a country. vs credential →credentialization 70% match — The process of credentializing. vs credential →credently 67% match — In a credent manner. vs credential →accreditate 66% match — To accredit. vs credential →credentialistic 66% match — Exhibiting or relating to credentialism. vs credential →