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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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Etymonline
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
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