creencia
/kɾeˈenθja/ · B1 · noun · f
belief
🙏 creencia = creer (to believe) + -encia (-ence), like credence
From creer, to believe, from Latin credere, the root of credence, creed and credible. The suffix -encia turns verbs into nouns, as in ciencia (science), so creencia is the act of believing: a belief.