creed
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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.
Related forms
creed·al, cred·al, adjective
creed·ed, adjective
creed·less, adjective
creed·less·ness, noun
pre·creed, noun
Synonyms
1, 2. faith, conviction, credo, dogma.
1, 2. faith, conviction, credo, dogma.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a concise, formal statement of the essential articles of Christian belief, such as the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed |
| 2. | any statement or system of beliefs or principles |
| [Old English crēda, from Latin crēdo I believe] | |
| 'creedal | |
| —adj | |
| 'credal | |
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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."
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Example sentences
Economics is less a slavish creed than a prism through which to understand the world.
The cultivation of the feelings became one of the cardinal points in my ethical and philosophical creed.
It captures the essence of a creed that so often decries change, but has proved remarkably adept at surviving it.
Hatred, bigotry, and ignorance don't need any particular creed.
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