creed

[ kreed ]

noun

1. any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.

   Synonyms: dogma, credo, conviction, faith

2. any system or codification of belief or of opinion.

   Synonyms: dogma, credo, conviction, faith

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.

creed

¹

/ kriːd /

noun

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

Creed

²

/ kriːd /

noun

1. CreedFrederick18711957MCanadianTECHNOLOGY: inventor Frederick. 1871–1957, Canadian inventor, resident in Scotland from 1897, noted for his invention of the teleprinter, first used in 1912

Derived Forms

• ˈcreedal, adjective

Other Words From

• creedal credal adjective
• creeded adjective
• creedless adjective
• creedless·ness noun
• pre·creed noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of creed¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English crede, Old English crēda, from Latin crēdō “I believe”; credo

Word History and Origins

Origin of creed¹

Old English crēda, from Latin crēdo I believe

Example Sentences

First, they must become a fully national party where all races, creeds, genders, and preferences are equally welcome and all the major groups can have visible members in prominent positions.

From Washington Blade

Sanford was the first Southern governor to call for employment without regard to race or creed.

From Washington Post

The principle that “no one is above the law” is supposed to be a foundational democratic creed, but political leaders, at least in recent decades, have rarely been held accountable for their malfeasance.

From Washington Post

No matter whether someone was a Democrat or a Republican, the creed was capitalism.

From Fortune

Regardless of race or creed—in many cases, regardless of highly limited capital—these entrepreneurs were able to buy a McDonald’s franchise and reap the rewards.

From Fortune

One person who tuned into my story was Matt Creed, the director of Lily.

From The Daily Beast

“But no way are we playing Creed, man,” says one of his friends.

From The Daily Beast

And the black hejab was imposed on all non-Saudi women, regardless of their religion or creed.

From The Daily Beast

Well talking about big movies, you've been cast to play Apollo Creed's grandson in a new Rocky franchise installment.

From The Daily Beast

With every race and creed of the the world paddling on a lake in Queens, I was eager to see how a team can win or lose.

From The Daily Beast

The new creed, called the King's Book, approved by the houses of convocation, and made the standard of English orthodoxy.

From Project Gutenberg

But the reading was, just then, a much more serious matter than any creed.

From Project Gutenberg

For it must always be remembered in fairness that the creed of violence has no necessary connection with socialism.

From Project Gutenberg

She moved slightly, like a dreamer in pain, as again she faced the creed she had hated through many a sleepless night.

From Project Gutenberg

In his simple creed if a girl accepted a man and let him kiss her and wore his ring it was a reciprocal love affair.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• doctrine
• dogma
• faith
• ideology
• persuasion
• profession
• religion
• tenet