credent
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- noun
- /ˈkridənt/
- Archaic
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credente
- The credent accepted the story without question.
Examples
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The philosopher warned against being a blind credent in matters of faith.
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Few credents remained in the academic community after the new evidence was publicly revealed last year.
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In ancient times, a credent might follow a leader without question.
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Many credents believe in the power of positive thinking.
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The philosopher spoke about the credents who accept ideas without questioning their validity.
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In the debate, many credents argued in favor of the theory without any evidence.
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As a credent, she always trusted others' words, even when doubts arose.
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How Believing
Surface Forms
Morphology
credent = cred + ent
The noun sense is an archaic/derived use of the same Latin-based formation and is not transparently derived from a familiar English base for most learners.
Etymology
Credent comes from the Latin credere 'to believe' and is related to words like credit and credible. This old-fashioned noun means a person who accepts something as true without proof, so a credent often trusts without asking for evidence.