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McClintock and Strong’s Cyclopaedia · 1867–1887

Table, Credence

Table, Credence a small side-table, commonly placed on the south side of the altar, for the altar breads, cruets of wine and water, offertory dish, service-books, lavabo dish, and other things necessary for the solemn or low celebration of the holy eucharist. See CREDENCE-TABLE.

Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, John McClintock and James Strong (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887). Public domain. Text from SwordSearcher’s module, as published by biblicalcyclopedia.com. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: titles misread in our source corrected from the Internet Archive’s scans of the printed volumes; paragraphs our source broke mid-sentence joined.