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miscredulity

miscredulity noun: wrong credulity or belief; misbelief.

Noun

miscredulity (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Wrong credulity or belief; misbelief.
    • As then vve vvould condemn him of much folly, that ſhould profeſs to truſt the Clock rather then the Sun; ſo vve cannot but juſtly tax the miſcredulity of thoſe who vvill rather truſt to the Church then to the Scripture.1648, J[oseph] Hall, chapter VI, in Select Thoughts: Or, Choice Helps for a Pious Spirit. […], London: […] Nath[aniel] Brooke, […], published 1654, →OCLC, pages 22–23

Origin of miscredulity

From mis- + credulity.

Questions about miscredulity

What does miscredulity mean?
Miscredulity means wrong credulity or belief; misbelief.
What part of speech is miscredulity?
Miscredulity is a noun.

Words near miscredulity in the dictionary

  1. miscredents
  2. miscredit
  3. miscredited
  4. miscrediting
  5. miscredits
  6. miscredulity
  7. miscreed
  8. miscreeds
  9. miscrna
  10. miscrnas
  11. miscrop

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