English
Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /�kɹ�d.�.faɪl/
Etymology
Coined by w:L. Sprague de Camp|L. Sprague de Camp from Latin credere, to believe, + -o- (a connecting vowel from French, from Latin, from Greek, connecting vowel of most nouns and adjectives in combination) -phile, a liker of something, from French -phile, from Latin -philus, from Greek -philos, beloved, loving, lover, from philein, to love
First known use is in a personal letter from de Camp to w:James Randi|James Randi (which is thought to still exist in Randi's archives but is not readily available for study).
Noun
- one who gets positive pleasure from belief and pain from doubt; one who collects beliefs not for utility but for glitter and 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
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