kolenbrandersgeloof

Dutch

Etymology

From kolenbrander (“collier, charcoal burner”) +‎ -s- +‎ geloof, presumably a calque. Cf. German Köhlerglaube, French foi du charbonnier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoː.lə(n).brɑn.dərs.xəˌloːf/
• Hyphenation: ko‧len‧bran‧ders‧ge‧loof

Noun

kolenbrandersgeloof n (uncountable)

1. blind faith (uncritical faith)

Further reading

• Matthias de Vries, Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864) “kolenbrander”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001