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creed

  [kreed]
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–noun
1. any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
2. any system or codification of belief or of opinion.
3. an authoritative, formulated statement of the chief articles of Christian belief, as the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, or the Athanasian Creed.
4. the creed. Apostles' Creed.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME crede, OE crēda < L crēdō I believe; see credo

Related forms:
creedal, credal, adjective
creeded, adjective
creedless, adjective
creed⋅less⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1, 2. faith, conviction, credo, dogma.
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creed   (krēd)   
n.  

  1. A formal statement of religious belief; a confession of faith.

  2. A system of belief, principles, or opinions: laws banning discrimination on the basis of race or creed; an architectural creed that demanded simple lines.


[Middle English crede, from Old English crēda, from Latin crēdō, I believe; see credo.]
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Word Origin & History

creed 
O.E. creda "article or statement of Christian belief," from L. credo "I believe," perhaps from PIE *kerd-dhe- "to believe," lit. "heart to put" (cf. O.Ir. cretim, Ir. creidim, Welsh credu, Skt. crad-dadhami). The first word of the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds, broadening 17c. to mean "any statement of belief."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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