creditiveadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈkrɛdᵻtɪv/, U.S.

/ˈkrɛdədɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin creditivus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin creditivus that gives credence, that believes (from late 13th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin crēdit- , past participial stem of crēdere to believe (see credit v.) + -īvus -ive suffix. With sense A. 1 compare earlier credential letter n. at credential adj. a, letter of credence n. at credence n. Phrases 2.

A. adj.

1. creditive letter n. (also letter creditive) Diplomatic (now historical) = credential letter n. at credential adj. a.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal document > authenticating document > [noun] > document certifying bearer > letter of credence or commendation

letter of credence?a1400

letter testimonial1425

credential letter1433

letter of credit1552

commendatory letter or epistle1555

letter of commendation1555

testimonial1571

fiduciary1593

letter of reference1616

credential1656

creditive letter1662

creditive1670

reference1818

1662 G. Carew Fraud & Violence Discovered 9 When you are sufficiently instructed, we will and require you then to present our said letters Creditive.

1959 Trans. Royal Hist. Soc. 9 20 As king of England he appointed twelve ambassadors,..four secretaries (with creditive letters) and three agents.

2001 J. Black Brit. Diplomats & Diplomacy 1688–1800 ii. 45 He concentrated on diplomatic agents, thus excluding consuls, commissaries and secret agents, but also on those with credentials or creditive letters.

2. Philosophy and Theology (a) Having the attribute of believing; capable of belief; (b) of or relating to belief; of the nature of belief or intellectual assent.

ΚΠ

1846 Brownson's Q. Rev. July 299 Simple human reason is not the creditive subject, and cannot elicit the act of faith, unless supernaturalized.

1868 H. Bushnell Serm. Living Subj. 58 This faith..is no mere creditive assent or conviction.

1930 R. McKeon tr. William of Ockham in Sel. Medieval Philosophers II. vi. 371 God can cause a ‘creditive’ act by which I believe that an absent is present.

1957 Philos. Sci. 24 334 These creditive feelings may be arranged in an order of intensity, that is, an order of degrees of belief.

1994 C. Deutschmann in F. W. Heuberger & L. L. Nash Fatal Embrace? viii. 220 This attitude was rooted in absolute or ‘creditive’ values that originated from beyond mere functional rationality.

B. n.

Diplomatic. A credential letter. Cf. credential n. 2. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal document > authenticating document > [noun] > document certifying bearer > letter of credence or commendation

letter of credence?a1400

letter testimonial1425

credential letter1433

letter of credit1552

commendatory letter or epistle1555

letter of commendation1555

testimonial1571

fiduciary1593

letter of reference1616

credential1656

creditive letter1662

creditive1670

reference1818

1670 P. Meadows in R. Manley Hist. Late Warres in Denmark iii. 138 As soon as I had received new Orders and Creditives from England, I embarqued at Travemond and returned for Denmark, in quest of His Majesty of Sweden.

1779 E. Wolff En Dansk og Engelsk Ord-bog at Credentz-brev A credential, a creditive.

1845 Morning Chron. 28 Mar. 3/6 The deputy who is sent by a canton to the Diet, receives a creditive and an instruction; in virtue of the first he is admitted as representative of the canton at the Diet.

1879 Fraser's Mag. Oct. 514 M. de Tocqueville had to justify himself before the Assembly on account of the lawless imprisonment of an envoy furnished with a regular creditive.

1960 C. H. Alexandrowicz in Recueil des Cours 100 v. 307 The Ambassador presented his ‘creditive’ to the Grand Vizir.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	creditive
释义	creditiveadj.n. Brit. /ˈkrɛdᵻtɪv/, U.S. /ˈkrɛdədɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin creditivus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin creditivus that gives credence, that believes (from late 13th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin crēdit- , past participial stem of crēdere to believe (see credit v.) + -īvus -ive suffix. With sense A. 1 compare earlier credential letter n. at credential adj. a, letter of credence n. at credence n. Phrases 2. A. adj. 1. creditive letter n. (also letter creditive) Diplomatic (now historical) = credential letter n. at credential adj. a. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal document > authenticating document > [noun] > document certifying bearer > letter of credence or commendation letter of credence?a1400 letter testimonial1425 credential letter1433 letter of credit1552 commendatory letter or epistle1555 letter of commendation1555 testimonial1571 fiduciary1593 letter of reference1616 credential1656 creditive letter1662 creditive1670 reference1818 1662 G. Carew Fraud & Violence Discovered 9 When you are sufficiently instructed, we will and require you then to present our said letters Creditive. 1959 Trans. Royal Hist. Soc. 9 20 As king of England he appointed twelve ambassadors,..four secretaries (with creditive letters) and three agents. 2001 J. Black Brit. Diplomats & Diplomacy 1688–1800 ii. 45 He concentrated on diplomatic agents, thus excluding consuls, commissaries and secret agents, but also on those with credentials or creditive letters. 2. Philosophy and Theology (a) Having the attribute of believing; capable of belief; (b) of or relating to belief; of the nature of belief or intellectual assent. ΚΠ 1846 Brownson's Q. Rev. July 299 Simple human reason is not the creditive subject, and cannot elicit the act of faith, unless supernaturalized. 1868 H. Bushnell Serm. Living Subj. 58 This faith..is no mere creditive assent or conviction. 1930 R. McKeon tr. William of Ockham in Sel. Medieval Philosophers II. vi. 371 God can cause a ‘creditive’ act by which I believe that an absent is present. 1957 Philos. Sci. 24 334 These creditive feelings may be arranged in an order of intensity, that is, an order of degrees of belief. 1994 C. Deutschmann in F. W. Heuberger & L. L. Nash Fatal Embrace? viii. 220 This attitude was rooted in absolute or ‘creditive’ values that originated from beyond mere functional rationality. B. n. Diplomatic. A credential letter. Cf. credential n. 2. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal document > authenticating document > [noun] > document certifying bearer > letter of credence or commendation letter of credence?a1400 letter testimonial1425 credential letter1433 letter of credit1552 commendatory letter or epistle1555 letter of commendation1555 testimonial1571 fiduciary1593 letter of reference1616 credential1656 creditive letter1662 creditive1670 reference1818 1670 P. Meadows in R. Manley Hist. Late Warres in Denmark iii. 138 As soon as I had received new Orders and Creditives from England, I embarqued at Travemond and returned for Denmark, in quest of His Majesty of Sweden. 1779 E. Wolff En Dansk og Engelsk Ord-bog at Credentz-brev A credential, a creditive. 1845 Morning Chron. 28 Mar. 3/6 The deputy who is sent by a canton to the Diet, receives a creditive and an instruction; in virtue of the first he is admitted as representative of the canton at the Diet. 1879 Fraser's Mag. Oct. 514 M. de Tocqueville had to justify himself before the Assembly on account of the lawless imprisonment of an envoy furnished with a regular creditive. 1960 C. H. Alexandrowicz in Recueil des Cours 100 v. 307 The Ambassador presented his ‘creditive’ to the Grand Vizir. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1662
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