Literally "belief lover".
As for the previous poster, you fool that's not what credophile means. Credophile is an awesome term coined originally by the writer L. Sprague de Camp, in a letter to James Randi.
It's a label for those who appear particularly gullible and are particularly inclined to believe whatever claims come their way. (See Scientologist).
As for the previous poster, you fool that's not what credophile means. Credophile is an awesome term coined originally by the writer L. Sprague de Camp, in a letter to James Randi.
It's a label for those who appear particularly gullible and are particularly inclined to believe whatever claims come their way. (See Scientologist).
To quote de Camp directly,
A credophile gets positive pleasure from belief and pain from doubt... The credophile collects beliefs the way a jackdaw does nest ornaments: not for utility but for glitter. And, once having embraced a belief, it takes something more than mere disproof to make him let go.
A credophile gets positive pleasure from belief and pain from doubt... The credophile collects beliefs the way a jackdaw does nest ornaments: not for utility but for glitter. And, once having embraced a belief, it takes something more than mere disproof to make him let go.
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That CREEPY person with the terrifying habit of finding out EVERY single bit of personal information through an online profile after adding you as a friend on social networking sites
Ever since that person added my friend online, he knows all about my best friend but doesn't even know her! What a friendophile!
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Also see simple male.
Also see simple male.
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Friend: Julie, your twice his age.
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Friend: Julie, your twice his age.
Femophile: So, I could totally hit that!
Friend: ....
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Becasue of these three ties (not lossses) this is the period that frogophiles the world over deemed the height of French military power.
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Daryl: man Steve is such a good child abduction investigator. I think I should promote him!
Dave: PROMOTE?!?! STEVE IS A FEDOPHILE
Dave: PROMOTE?!?! STEVE IS A FEDOPHILE
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