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crēdŭlus , a, um, adj. credo, II. C. 2.,
I.that easily believes a thing, credulous, easy of belief, confiding.
I. Prop. (freq. and class.).
(α). Absol.: “in fabulis stultissima persona est improvidorum et credulorum senum,” Cic. Lael. 26, 100: stultus auditor et credulus, id. Font. 6, 13; Quint. 11, 1, 71; Tac. H. 1, 12 fin.; Hor. C. 1, 5, 9; Ov. M. 3, 432 et saep.—Of fishes trusting to the hook, Ov. M. 8, 858; cf. credulitas; “and of animals anticipating no danger,” Hor. Epod. 16, 33.—
(β). With dat.: “non ego credulus illis,” Verg. E. 9, 34; Prop. 1, 3, 28; Hor. C. 1, 11, 8; Sil. 10, 478; Tac. H. 2, 23.—*
(γ). With in aliquid: nos in vitium credula turba sumus, Ov F. 4, 312.—
II. Transf., of inanimate subjects: “aures regis,” Curt. 10, 1, 28: “credula res amor est,” Ov. H. 6, 21; id. M. 7, 826: “spes animi mutui,” Hor. C. 4, 1, 30: “convivia,” full of confidence, confiding, trusting, Just. 2, 10, 10: “fama ( = facile credens),” Tac. H. 1, 34 fin.; cf. Roth ad Tac. Agr. p. 210.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Cicero, For Marcus Fonteius, 6.13
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    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 7.826
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 8.858
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 1.34
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    • Cicero, De Amicitia, 26
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 11, 1.71
    • Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 10.1.28
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