credentialadj.n.

Brit.

/krᵻˈdɛnʃl/, U.S.

/krəˈdɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l/

Forms: late Middle English credencial (in a late copy), 1500s– credential, 1600s credentiall; also Scottish pre-1700 credenceale.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin credentialis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin credentialis (from 13th cent. in British and continental sources in littere credentiales credential letters, letters of credence) < credentia credence n. + classical Latin -ālis -al suffix¹. Compare earlier credence n. In sense B. 1 probably by association with credentia n.

A. adj. Chiefly Diplomatic.

Containing, serving as, or relating to a recommendation or introduction.

a. credential letter n. (also letter credential) = sense B. 2; usually in plural (credential letters, letters credential, or letters credentials).Also (slightly earlier) called letter of credence (see credence n. Phrases 2).

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal document > authenticating document > [noun] > document certifying bearer > letter of credence or commendation

letter of credence?a1400

letter testimonial1425

credential letter1433

letter of credit1552

commendatory letter or epistle1555

letter of commendation1555

testimonial1571

fiduciary1593

letter of reference1616

credential1656

creditive letter1662

creditive1670

reference1818

1433 Charter Edinb. Reg. House No. 286 We hafe vnderstandyn be Ione of Carmichel..the quhilk ȝe chargitt til us with ȝoure lettres credenceale thairapon, that ȝe desire [etc.].

1524 King Henry VIII Instruct. Pace in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. App. xiii After the..deliveraunce of his letters credentials.

1644 Jrnl. House of Lords 12 July 6 629/1 And this House commanded the Credential Letter to be read again.

1674 D. Brevint Saul & Samuel 63 The Gift of Miracles being to Teachers, what both Credential Letters and Roial Colors are to public Officers.

1727 J. G. Scheuchzer in tr. E. Kæmpfer Hist. Japan (1906) I. p. xxxix There were at that time several foreign Ambassadors at Ispahan,..and some also with Letters Credentials from the Pope, the Emperor of Germany, and the King of France, who were severally admitted to audience on the same day.

1765 D. Hume Let. 3 July (1932) I. 509 You know..that I am appointed Secretary to the Embassy, tho' I have not yet received my credential Letter.

1788 Gentleman's Mag. 58 i. 79/1 The Baron de Thugut has presented his credential letters, as Envoy Extraordinary.

1804 C. Mayo Compend. View Universal Hist. IV. 333 They endeavoured to remove the obstacle to a treaty from the want of public capacity in Chauvelin by sending him letters credential.

1845 Encycl. Metrop. XVIII. 29/1 In order that the Sovereign to whom the Letter Credential is addressed may be apprized of its contents, previously to its being delivered by the foreign Minister, [etc.].

1885 J. B. Telfer Strange Career of Chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont v. 82 D'Eon, who received new credential letters giving him the character of minister plenipotentiary.

1909 B. Stoker Lady of Shroud vi. 235 We shall issue..such letters credential as may be required by you.

1964 Constit. Albania §̆̊ 58 in A. J. Peaslee Constit. Nations (1974) III. 13 The Presidium of the People's Assembly exercises the following functions:..(11) Receives credential letters and letters of recall of the diplomatic representatives of foreign states; [etc.].

2008 L. T. Pudaite in J. K. Patnaik Mizoram ii. 31 Their credential letter No. M-7/71/139, dated December reads simply: ‘The under-mentioned gentlemen are commissioned as Special Envoys of the President to act and speak on behalf of Government of Mizoram.’

2010 Y. Felshtinsky Lenin & his Comrades ii. 85 The ambassador's letters credentials were given in a cold and perfunctory manner.

b. Modifying other nouns.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal document > authenticating document > [adjective] > furnishing or furnished with credentials

credential1619

credentialled1847

1619 W. Loe Mysterie Mankind 102 The then Pope Gregorie the thirteenth, as by the Credentiall note included in the letter, he might see, doubted not but that [etc.].

1695 W. Kennett Parochial Antiq. ix. 377 The Earl keeping the credential papers for a proof of the Conspiracie.

1749 A. Hill Gideon (rev. ed.) iii. xxx. 146 He..to Oreb, Midian 's noblest King, Should bear, precautious, this credential Ring.

1834 Q. Rev. 51 202 He apprises Philippe of their common danger—gets him to write, with a pin dipped in blood from his own arm, a line credential to his brother Gaultier.

1859 T. De Quincey Lessing (rev. ed.) in Select. Grave & Gay XIII. 292 This very sceptre..as the credential distinction of Mercury.

1907 Daily Chron. 11 Apr. 6/6 Replying the other day to the French Ambassador's credential address.

1954 Rotarian May 59/1 At that time hundreds of thousands of servicemen from all parts of the world were stationed in England, and to facilitate their making contact with a Rotary Club wherever they might happen to be, an ‘introduction’ or ‘credential’ card was designed.

2004 L. H. Liu Clash of Empires ii. 46 Napier sailed into Guangzhou..without permission and without his credential papers and demanded to communicate with the governor-general of Guangdong and Guangxi, Lu Kun.

B. n.

†1. Christian Church. A credence table; = credentia n. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > furniture > table > [noun] > for elements

prothesis1637

credentia1641

credentiala1645

credence1705

credence table1792

a1645 W. Laud Hist. Troubles (1695) xxxiii. 318 He fetched the Elements from the Credential (a little Side-Table as they called it) and set them Reverently upon the Communion Table.

1843 J. Jebb Choral Service United Church of Eng. & Ireland §lxviii. 498 The Author was informed some years ago, that a Credential..formerly stood in Salisbury Cathedral.

2. An official letter commending the bearer to the confidence of the addressee (chiefly Diplomatic); a letter of recommendation or introduction, esp. one given by a government to an ambassador or envoy; a credential letter; (more widely) any document used as a proof of identity or qualifications.

a. In plural (the more usual form).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > accreditation of ambassador(s)

credential1648

accreditation1806

accrediting1818

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > recommendation > [noun] > testimony or reference by employer

character1693

credential1709

1648 Mercurius Elencticus No. 33 260 Dorislaus had Audience of the States Generall and delivered his credentialls, which were quickly found to be of his owne Drawing.

1660 in E. Nicholas Nicholas Papers (1920) IV. 251 To gett some letters from me which may pass for credentialls of his being not only reconcild, but employd in his Ma^tys service.

1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. ix. 577 The Queen Regent..sent Montrevil..with Credentials to the King, as well as to the Parliament.

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 33. ⁋3 We will not take a Footman without Credentials from his last Master.

1787 F. Burney Diary Sept. (1842) III. 447 The whole ceremonial of delivering his credentials to the King in state.

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. at Verify The first act of the house of representatives is to verify the powers, by exhibiting their credentials to a committee of the house, or other proper authority.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 710 An Envoy Extraordinary from Savoy..proceeded..to London [and] presented his credentials in the Banqueting House.

1916 H. Bindloss Johnstone of Border xxxi. 334 ‘My card may convey nothing to you, but here are my credentials.’ The letter was from the Home Secretary's office and was countersigned by an eminent military authority.

1937 W. M. Raine Bucky follows Cold Trail xxx. 299 You showed Chief O'Sullivan faked credentials stating you were a G-man.

2009 ‘R. Keeland’ tr. S. Larsson Girl who kicked Hornets' Nest xi. 207 He had offered credentials to indicate that he worked for S.I.S.

b. In singular.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal document > authenticating document > [noun] > document certifying bearer > letter of credence or commendation

letter of credence?a1400

letter testimonial1425

credential letter1433

letter of credit1552

commendatory letter or epistle1555

letter of commendation1555

testimonial1571

fiduciary1593

letter of reference1616

credential1656

creditive letter1662

creditive1670

reference1818

1656 W. Sanderson Compl. Hist. Mary & James VI ii. 429 Certainly he had no Commission nor Credential to make scrutiny for matching our Prince with the other Sister.

1666 H. Bennet Let. 10 Apr. in Lett. Earl of Arlington to Sir William Temple (1701) 72 There is likewise a Credential for you to the Elector of Brandenburgh, which you must deliver.

1727 R. Steele et al. Lucubrations Isaac Bickerstaff (ed. 3) V. 262 Upon the Payment of such Sum or Sums,..there shall be made out a neat Ticket or Credential,..to be worn in the most conspicuous Part of the Body, certifying to all Men, that the Wearer thereof has actually laid out so much money as would have purchased such an Ornament therein described.

1756 S. Johnson Let. 12 Mar. (1992) I. 131 A short letter for me to show..as a kind of Credential.

1815 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) XII. 238 Lord Fitzroy Somerset ought also to have a credential to enable him to act here.

1852 W. J. Conybeare & J. S. Howson Life & Epist. St. Paul II. xxvii. 462 He probably felt that Timotheus might need some more explicit credential from himself than a mere verbal commission.

1928 E. A. Powell Embattled Borders ix. 318 Though I had taken the precaution of providing myself with every credential which a long experience in restless regions could suggest, we were detained for nearly two hours at the border.

1948 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. Suppl. II. 678 Pie-card, a union card used as a credential in begging.

2006 G. C. Stoldt et al. Sport Public Relations v. 88/1 At most sporting events, there are two ways for a person to enter the facility, with a ticket or with a credential. A credential is a pass that allows the bearer access into the facility without paying for a ticket.

3. figurative and in figurative contexts. Esp.: a fact, qualification, achievement, quality, or feature used as a recommendation or form of identification.

a. In plural (the more usual form).

ΚΠ

1651 H. P. Next Way to France 6 The same was grounded on Credentials, whereon it was to have been manifested.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. i. 38 The Miracles of our Saviour and his Apostles, the Seals and Credentials of the Truths they delivered.

1724 J. Hutchinson Moses's Principia 35 'Tis plain he was not acquainted with the Abilities of the Magicians, which indeed was Folly: for if he had, he would not have taken the turning of a Rod into a Serpent for one of his Credentials.

1785 W. Cowper Task ii. 339 There stands The legate of the skies! His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear.

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xxxii. 148 As these pig-fish are a nosy, contemptible set..and especially as they do not spout, I deny their credentials as whales.

1860 J. G. Whittier Quaker Alumni xxxvi No longer they need Credentials of party and pass-words of creed.

1907 C. MacAlister Old Pioneering Days in Sunny South 54 George Hough..was a bit inclined to act the bully, perhaps to show his credentials as a leading member of the lower strata of the ‘cabbage-tree Hat’ mob.

1962 Life 13 Apr. 44/2 Byron Raymond (Whizzer) White, President Kennedy's first appointee to the Supreme Court, has the credentials of the New Frontier in extraordinary combination and profusion. Youth:..Intelligence: [etc.].

2011 Daily Tel. 12 Jan. 30/4 These modern charabancs still offer a sense of community and adventure and their ‘green’ credentials are pretty sound too.

b. In singular.

ΚΠ

1660 tr. M. Amyraut Treat. conc. Relig. i. i. 12 Light carries it's credential in it's natural splendor [Fr. La lumiere fait foy de soy par sa naturelle splendeur].

1745 J. Whaley Coll. Poems & Transl. 9 Strait to the Lordly Governor's he went..Bringing, that ne'er refus'd Credential, Gold.

1798 V. Knox Christian Philos. (ed. 3) xxxviii. 174 Let them, before they believe themselves, or persuade others, produce, as a credential of their commission, a miracle.

1829 Christian Examiner & Gen. Rev. May 261 If Jehovah sent Aaron to communicate his will to Pharaoh, because he could speak well, Dr Abbot possessed this credential of his office in an eminent degree.

1877 J. B. Mozley Univ. Serm. (ed. 3) ii. 40 The superiority of the virtues is no credential to the motive.

1922 W. Lewis in Eng. Rev. Jan. 35 The fundamental claim of the painter or sculptor, his fundamental and trump credential, is evidently this: that he alone gives you the visual fact of our existence.

1967 Rotarian Feb. 27/2 Bucky [sc. R. Buckminster Fuller] shows signs of impatience at being identified as ‘the dome man’, but the dome remains his credential of genius.

2003 C. Thompson et al. White Men Challenging Racism 85 Having been born in Idaho Falls, I have the credential of being a native Idahoan.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	credential
释义	credentialadj.n. Brit. /krᵻˈdɛnʃl/, U.S. /krəˈdɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l/ Forms: late Middle English credencial (in a late copy), 1500s– credential, 1600s credentiall; also Scottish pre-1700 credenceale. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin credentialis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin credentialis (from 13th cent. in British and continental sources in littere credentiales credential letters, letters of credence) < credentia credence n. + classical Latin -ālis -al suffix¹. Compare earlier credence n. In sense B. 1 probably by association with credentia n. A. adj. Chiefly Diplomatic. Containing, serving as, or relating to a recommendation or introduction. a. credential letter n. (also letter credential) = sense B. 2; usually in plural (credential letters, letters credential, or letters credentials).Also (slightly earlier) called letter of credence (see credence n. Phrases 2). ΘΚΠ society > law > legal document > authenticating document > [noun] > document certifying bearer > letter of credence or commendation letter of credence?a1400 letter testimonial1425 credential letter1433 letter of credit1552 commendatory letter or epistle1555 letter of commendation1555 testimonial1571 fiduciary1593 letter of reference1616 credential1656 creditive letter1662 creditive1670 reference1818 1433 Charter Edinb. Reg. House No. 286 We hafe vnderstandyn be Ione of Carmichel..the quhilk ȝe chargitt til us with ȝoure lettres credenceale thairapon, that ȝe desire [etc.]. 1524 King Henry VIII Instruct. Pace in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. App. xiii After the..deliveraunce of his letters credentials. 1644 Jrnl. House of Lords 12 July 6 629/1 And this House commanded the Credential Letter to be read again. 1674 D. Brevint Saul & Samuel 63 The Gift of Miracles being to Teachers, what both Credential Letters and Roial Colors are to public Officers. 1727 J. G. Scheuchzer in tr. E. Kæmpfer Hist. Japan (1906) I. p. xxxix There were at that time several foreign Ambassadors at Ispahan,..and some also with Letters Credentials from the Pope, the Emperor of Germany, and the King of France, who were severally admitted to audience on the same day. 1765 D. Hume Let. 3 July (1932) I. 509 You know..that I am appointed Secretary to the Embassy, tho' I have not yet received my credential Letter. 1788 Gentleman's Mag. 58 i. 79/1 The Baron de Thugut has presented his credential letters, as Envoy Extraordinary. 1804 C. Mayo Compend. View Universal Hist. IV. 333 They endeavoured to remove the obstacle to a treaty from the want of public capacity in Chauvelin by sending him letters credential. 1845 Encycl. Metrop. XVIII. 29/1 In order that the Sovereign to whom the Letter Credential is addressed may be apprized of its contents, previously to its being delivered by the foreign Minister, [etc.]. 1885 J. B. Telfer Strange Career of Chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont v. 82 D'Eon, who received new credential letters giving him the character of minister plenipotentiary. 1909 B. Stoker Lady of Shroud vi. 235 We shall issue..such letters credential as may be required by you. 1964 Constit. Albania §̆̊ 58 in A. J. Peaslee Constit. Nations (1974) III. 13 The Presidium of the People's Assembly exercises the following functions:..(11) Receives credential letters and letters of recall of the diplomatic representatives of foreign states; [etc.]. 2008 L. T. Pudaite in J. K. Patnaik Mizoram ii. 31 Their credential letter No. M-7/71/139, dated December reads simply: ‘The under-mentioned gentlemen are commissioned as Special Envoys of the President to act and speak on behalf of Government of Mizoram.’ 2010 Y. Felshtinsky Lenin & his Comrades ii. 85 The ambassador's letters credentials were given in a cold and perfunctory manner. b. Modifying other nouns. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal document > authenticating document > [adjective] > furnishing or furnished with credentials credential1619 credentialled1847 1619 W. Loe Mysterie Mankind 102 The then Pope Gregorie the thirteenth, as by the Credentiall note included in the letter, he might see, doubted not but that [etc.]. 1695 W. Kennett Parochial Antiq. ix. 377 The Earl keeping the credential papers for a proof of the Conspiracie. 1749 A. Hill Gideon (rev. ed.) iii. xxx. 146 He..to Oreb, Midian 's noblest King, Should bear, precautious, this credential Ring. 1834 Q. Rev. 51 202 He apprises Philippe of their common danger—gets him to write, with a pin dipped in blood from his own arm, a line credential to his brother Gaultier. 1859 T. De Quincey Lessing (rev. ed.) in Select. Grave & Gay XIII. 292 This very sceptre..as the credential distinction of Mercury. 1907 Daily Chron. 11 Apr. 6/6 Replying the other day to the French Ambassador's credential address. 1954 Rotarian May 59/1 At that time hundreds of thousands of servicemen from all parts of the world were stationed in England, and to facilitate their making contact with a Rotary Club wherever they might happen to be, an ‘introduction’ or ‘credential’ card was designed. 2004 L. H. Liu Clash of Empires ii. 46 Napier sailed into Guangzhou..without permission and without his credential papers and demanded to communicate with the governor-general of Guangdong and Guangxi, Lu Kun. B. n. †1. Christian Church. A credence table; = credentia n. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > furniture > table > [noun] > for elements prothesis1637 credentia1641 credentiala1645 credence1705 credence table1792 a1645 W. Laud Hist. Troubles (1695) xxxiii. 318 He fetched the Elements from the Credential (a little Side-Table as they called it) and set them Reverently upon the Communion Table. 1843 J. Jebb Choral Service United Church of Eng. & Ireland §lxviii. 498 The Author was informed some years ago, that a Credential..formerly stood in Salisbury Cathedral. 2. An official letter commending the bearer to the confidence of the addressee (chiefly Diplomatic); a letter of recommendation or introduction, esp. one given by a government to an ambassador or envoy; a credential letter; (more widely) any document used as a proof of identity or qualifications. a. In plural (the more usual form). ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > accreditation of ambassador(s) credential1648 accreditation1806 accrediting1818 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > recommendation > [noun] > testimony or reference by employer character1693 credential1709 1648 Mercurius Elencticus No. 33 260 Dorislaus had Audience of the States Generall and delivered his credentialls, which were quickly found to be of his owne Drawing. 1660 in E. Nicholas Nicholas Papers (1920) IV. 251 To gett some letters from me which may pass for credentialls of his being not only reconcild, but employd in his Ma^tys service. 1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. ix. 577 The Queen Regent..sent Montrevil..with Credentials to the King, as well as to the Parliament. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 33. ⁋3 We will not take a Footman without Credentials from his last Master. 1787 F. Burney Diary Sept. (1842) III. 447 The whole ceremonial of delivering his credentials to the King in state. 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. at Verify The first act of the house of representatives is to verify the powers, by exhibiting their credentials to a committee of the house, or other proper authority. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 710 An Envoy Extraordinary from Savoy..proceeded..to London [and] presented his credentials in the Banqueting House. 1916 H. Bindloss Johnstone of Border xxxi. 334 ‘My card may convey nothing to you, but here are my credentials.’ The letter was from the Home Secretary's office and was countersigned by an eminent military authority. 1937 W. M. Raine Bucky follows Cold Trail xxx. 299 You showed Chief O'Sullivan faked credentials stating you were a G-man. 2009 ‘R. Keeland’ tr. S. Larsson Girl who kicked Hornets' Nest xi. 207 He had offered credentials to indicate that he worked for S.I.S. b. In singular. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal document > authenticating document > [noun] > document certifying bearer > letter of credence or commendation letter of credence?a1400 letter testimonial1425 credential letter1433 letter of credit1552 commendatory letter or epistle1555 letter of commendation1555 testimonial1571 fiduciary1593 letter of reference1616 credential1656 creditive letter1662 creditive1670 reference1818 1656 W. Sanderson Compl. Hist. Mary & James VI ii. 429 Certainly he had no Commission nor Credential to make scrutiny for matching our Prince with the other Sister. 1666 H. Bennet Let. 10 Apr. in Lett. Earl of Arlington to Sir William Temple (1701) 72 There is likewise a Credential for you to the Elector of Brandenburgh, which you must deliver. 1727 R. Steele et al. Lucubrations Isaac Bickerstaff (ed. 3) V. 262 Upon the Payment of such Sum or Sums,..there shall be made out a neat Ticket or Credential,..to be worn in the most conspicuous Part of the Body, certifying to all Men, that the Wearer thereof has actually laid out so much money as would have purchased such an Ornament therein described. 1756 S. Johnson Let. 12 Mar. (1992) I. 131 A short letter for me to show..as a kind of Credential. 1815 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) XII. 238 Lord Fitzroy Somerset ought also to have a credential to enable him to act here. 1852 W. J. Conybeare & J. S. Howson Life & Epist. St. Paul II. xxvii. 462 He probably felt that Timotheus might need some more explicit credential from himself than a mere verbal commission. 1928 E. A. Powell Embattled Borders ix. 318 Though I had taken the precaution of providing myself with every credential which a long experience in restless regions could suggest, we were detained for nearly two hours at the border. 1948 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. Suppl. II. 678 Pie-card, a union card used as a credential in begging. 2006 G. C. Stoldt et al. Sport Public Relations v. 88/1 At most sporting events, there are two ways for a person to enter the facility, with a ticket or with a credential. A credential is a pass that allows the bearer access into the facility without paying for a ticket. 3. figurative and in figurative contexts. Esp.: a fact, qualification, achievement, quality, or feature used as a recommendation or form of identification. a. In plural (the more usual form). ΚΠ 1651 H. P. Next Way to France 6 The same was grounded on Credentials, whereon it was to have been manifested. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. i. 38 The Miracles of our Saviour and his Apostles, the Seals and Credentials of the Truths they delivered. 1724 J. Hutchinson Moses's Principia 35 'Tis plain he was not acquainted with the Abilities of the Magicians, which indeed was Folly: for if he had, he would not have taken the turning of a Rod into a Serpent for one of his Credentials. 1785 W. Cowper Task ii. 339 There stands The legate of the skies! His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xxxii. 148 As these pig-fish are a nosy, contemptible set..and especially as they do not spout, I deny their credentials as whales. 1860 J. G. Whittier Quaker Alumni xxxvi No longer they need Credentials of party and pass-words of creed. 1907 C. MacAlister Old Pioneering Days in Sunny South 54 George Hough..was a bit inclined to act the bully, perhaps to show his credentials as a leading member of the lower strata of the ‘cabbage-tree Hat’ mob. 1962 Life 13 Apr. 44/2 Byron Raymond (Whizzer) White, President Kennedy's first appointee to the Supreme Court, has the credentials of the New Frontier in extraordinary combination and profusion. Youth:..Intelligence: [etc.]. 2011 Daily Tel. 12 Jan. 30/4 These modern charabancs still offer a sense of community and adventure and their ‘green’ credentials are pretty sound too. b. In singular. ΚΠ 1660 tr. M. Amyraut Treat. conc. Relig. i. i. 12 Light carries it's credential in it's natural splendor [Fr. La lumiere fait foy de soy par sa naturelle splendeur]. 1745 J. Whaley Coll. Poems & Transl. 9 Strait to the Lordly Governor's he went..Bringing, that ne'er refus'd Credential, Gold. 1798 V. Knox Christian Philos. (ed. 3) xxxviii. 174 Let them, before they believe themselves, or persuade others, produce, as a credential of their commission, a miracle. 1829 Christian Examiner & Gen. Rev. May 261 If Jehovah sent Aaron to communicate his will to Pharaoh, because he could speak well, Dr Abbot possessed this credential of his office in an eminent degree. 1877 J. B. Mozley Univ. Serm. (ed. 3) ii. 40 The superiority of the virtues is no credential to the motive. 1922 W. Lewis in Eng. Rev. Jan. 35 The fundamental claim of the painter or sculptor, his fundamental and trump credential, is evidently this: that he alone gives you the visual fact of our existence. 1967 Rotarian Feb. 27/2 Bucky [sc. R. Buckminster Fuller] shows signs of impatience at being identified as ‘the dome man’, but the dome remains his credential of genius. 2003 C. Thompson et al. White Men Challenging Racism 85 Having been born in Idaho Falls, I have the credential of being a native Idahoan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022). credentialv. Brit. /krᵻˈdɛnʃl/, U.S. /krəˈdɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l/ Inflections: Present participle credentialling, (chiefly U.S.) credentialing; past tense and past participle credentialled, (chiefly U.S.) credentialed; Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: credential n. Etymology: < credential n. Chiefly North American. transitive. To provide (a person, organization, etc.) with proof of identity, a qualification, etc. Also: to serve as a recommendation or qualification for (a person, a person's actions, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > law > legal document > authenticating document > attest by certificate [verb (transitive)] > furnish with credentials testimonialize1852 credentiala1860 a1860 W. B. Weed Sermons (1861) 382 He [sc. God] has permitted..[the laws of nature]..to be suspended..only with such a rareness as gives to such phenomena the fitting name of miracles..; and these only for the paramount object of credentialing the messengers of his revealed truth. 1907 W. M. Weekley Twenty Years on Horseback v. 72 Before the examination was over the conference was clear in its judgement that it could not afford to credential a man who was deprived of common sense. 1909 A. Bierce in Cosmopolitan Mag. Mar. 481 One's friendship should be one's attestation of the merit of him upon whom it is bestowed, credentialing him as an honorable man. 1992 B. Zelizer Covering Body iv. 58 Roberts..used his attendance at the swearing-in and the plane ride home to credential his writing of a 1967 book about the assassination. 2009 B. D. Maxcy et al. in B. C. Fusarelli & B. S. Cooper Rising State 101 We note a dramatic rise in central control over education through..new authority to credential schools and districts. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1433v.a1860
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credentialadj.n.

credentialv.