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The quality of being credible; credibleness; as, the credibility of facts; the credibility of witnesses.

The quality or state of being incredible; incredibleness. Dryden.

One who swears to another's credibility. W. Wotton.

The quality or state of being credible; worthness of belief; credibility. [R.] Boyle.

testify under oath; to depose; to bear witness. [A Scotticism] The fairy Glorians, whose credibility on this point can not be called in question, depones to the confinement of Merlin in a tree. Dunlop.

e is no direct evidence that is not circumstantial, or dependent on circumstances for its credibility. Wharton. -- Direct examination (Law), the first examination of a witness in the orderly course, upon the merits. Abbott. -- Direct fire (Mil.), fire, the direction of which is perpendicular to the line of troops or…

To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of. An occasion might be given to the . . . papists of discrediting our common English Bible. Strype.

Credibility or truth. [R.] The faith of the foregoing narrative. Mitford. Act of faith. See Auto-da-fé. -- Breach of faith, Confession of faith, etc. See under Breach, Confession, etc. -- Faith cure, a method or practice of treating diseases by prayer and the exercise of faith in God. -- In good faith, with perfect…

To challenge or discredit the credibility of, as of a witness, or the validity of, as of commercial paper.

A calling in question as to purity of motives, rectitude of conduct, credibility, etc.; accusation; reproach; as, an impeachment of motives. Shak.

Not plausible; not wearing the appearance of truth or credibility, and not likely to be believed. "Implausible harangues." Swift. -- Im*plau"si*ble*ness, n. -- Im*plau"si*bly, adv.

Incredibility.

Tending to induce or cause. [R.] They may be . . . inductive of credibility. Sir M. Hale.

he house of Russell were so enormous, as not only to outrage economy, but even to stagger credibility. Burke.

hood of Alexandria. They are described in a work attributed to Philo, the genuineness and credibility of which are now much discredited.