credulity
Example Sentences
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"Credulity," noted Charles Lamb, "is the man's weakness, but the child's strength."
From Time Magazine Archive
"Credulity," Charles Lamb observed, "is the man's weakness, but the child's strength."
From Time Magazine Archive
Credulity is a different quality—it means you’ll believe whatever you’re told; you’re too trusting.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Curse on that fond Credulity that first deceiv'd me into a belief, that 'twas no Sin to love you.
From Olinda's Adventures: or the Amours of a Young Lady by Anonymous
The order in which these eras are placed in 'The Intellectual Development of Europe' is, 1, Age of Credulity; 2, Age of Inquiry; 3, Age of Faith; 4, Age of Reason; 5, Age of Decrepitude.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 by Various
Vocabulary lists containing credulity
"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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"The Monkey's Paw," Vocabulary from the short story
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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