English Dictionary

credophile

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkɹɛd.ə.faɪl/

名詞

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.

日本語の意味

信念を持つこと自体に快感を得、疑念に苦痛を感じる人。実用性よりも信念の華麗さを重視し、信念を次々と集める。いったん信念を受け入れると、単なる反証ではその信念を手放すことができない特性を持つ。

As a credophile, Mara felt a rush of joy whenever she accepted a comforting belief and a sharp sting whenever she questioned it.

信じることで快感を得、疑うことで苦痛を感じる人であるマラは、安心できる信念を受け入れるたびに喜びを感じ、疑問を抱くたびに鋭い痛みを覚えた。

意味（1）

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.

意味（2）

One who is especially gullible.

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.

credophiles （ plural ）