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单词 credenciveness
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credencivenessn.

Brit. /krᵻˈdɛnsᵻvnᵻs/, U.S. /krəˈdɛnsɪvnᵻs/
Forms: 1800s– credenciveness, 1800s– credensiveness.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: credence n., -ive suffix, -ness suffix.
Etymology: < credence n. + -ive suffix + -ness suffix, apparently on the model of defensiveness n., offensiveness n., apprehensiveness n., etc. Compare later credencive adj.
Chiefly Parapsychology (now historical).
Disposition to give credence; readiness to believe.Chiefly in or after the works of James Stanley Grimes (1807–1903).
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the mind > mental capacity > belief > [noun] > readiness to believe
credulity1532
credulousness1598
credulitiveness1824
credenciveness1839
1839 J. S. Grimes New Syst. Phrenol. vii. 284 In order to determine the kind of actions which Credenciveness produces, we must consider the relation which it bears to Submissiveness, and to the other propensities.
1864 T. L. Nichols 40 Years Amer. Life II. 89 The strong credensiveness of the American character.
1911 Southern Calif. Practitioner May 202/1 Her credenciveness sometimes carries her into ludicrous lengths.
1995 A. Gauld Hist. Hypnotism (new ed.) x. 186 [According to Grimes.] Etheropathy may also be induced in a more roundabout manner, by playing upon the subject's organ of Credenciveness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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