Obs. rare–1. [ad. L. candēntia whiteness, glow, sb. of quality f. candēnt-em: see next and -ENCY.] Warmth, fervency.
a. 1687. R. McWard, Earnest Contend. for Faith (1723), 181 (Jam.). Your Paper bewraying so much Candency for the One, and Coolness in the Other.
