credophile
credophile · credophiles
One who gets positive pleasure from belief and pain from doubtOne who gets positive pleasure from belief and pain from doubt; one who collects beliefs not for utility but for glitter and for whom, once he or she has embraced a belief, it takes something more than mere disproof to make to let go.
US/ˈkɹɛd.ə.faɪl/
Значение
значений: 2One who gets positive pleasure from belief and pain from doubt; one who collects beliefs not for utility but for glitter and for whom, once he or she has embraced a belief, it takes something more than mere disproof to make to let go.
One who is especially gullible.
Происхождение
Coined by L. Sprague de Camp from Latin credo (“to believe”) + -phile (“liker, lover”).Coined by L. Sprague de Camp from Latin credo (“to believe”) + -phile (“liker, lover”).
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Формы
мн. число: credophiles| Ед. число | credophile |
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