Credophile
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɹɛd.ə.faɪl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Credophile is a noun meaning One who is especially gullible.
Meaning
One who is especially gullible.
More Meanings
- One 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.
Example Sentences
The mere advent of the Spiritual Science Chair seemed to have been received as a beacon of opportunity for all manner of credophiles, so I guessed, rightly, that Miriam would come a-running if I dangled the prospect of an alternative analysis of the efficacy of homeopathic remedies.
Word Forms
- credophiles
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crypto-believer, philodoxer, philodox, canophile, algophilist, computerophile.
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