Answer: credences

AnswerCrossword Clue
CREDENCESBeliefs
credencesA small side table, shelf, or niche in a church for holding the elements of the Eucharist before they are consecrated
credencesThe likelihood of something being true; plausibility
credencesCREDENCE, belief (a conviction of the truth of anything)
credencesBelief in or acceptance of something as true