creed
[kreed]
- any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
- any system or codification of belief or of opinion.
- an authoritative, formulated statement of the chief articles of Christian belief, as the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, or the Athanasian Creed.
- the creed. Apostles' Creed.
Origin of creed
Synonyms
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com1, 2. faith, conviction, credo, dogma.
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Examples from the Web for creed
Contemporary Examples
“Basically, Scott was a cool, normal guy,” former Creed sound engineer Kirk Kelsey told Rolling Stone.
Creed Singer Scott Stapp’s Fall From Grace: From 40 Million Albums Sold to Living in a Holiday InnMarlow Stern
November 27, 2014
And the black hejab was imposed on all non-Saudi women, regardless of their religion or creed.
Saudi Activist Manal Al-Sharif on Why She Removed the VeilManal Al Sharif, Advancing Human Rights
October 30, 2014
Listening to Creed is perhaps his way of saying, “Forget everything you think you know about music, and start with a blank slate.”
Jenny Lewis on 'The Voyager,' the End of Rilo Kiley, and High School Classmate Angelina JolieMarlow Stern
August 17, 2014
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.
Indeed, every Assassin's Creed game—aside from a small segment of one—has had a man as its center.
Historical Examples
But on the first two and greatest articles of his creed, how Jasper labored!
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
It should be remembered that even our creed was to some extent decided by him.
The Non-Christian CrossJohn Denham Parsons
To live for others as a definite self-conscious aim was not his creed.
De ProfundisOscar Wilde
The medicine (God's grace) is made known to us in the Creed.
An Explanation of Luther's Small CatechismJoseph Stump
The Northern States were slow to adopt the Democratic creed.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII)John Greenleaf Whittier
creed
- a concise, formal statement of the essential articles of Christian belief, such as the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed
- any statement or system of beliefs or principles
Word Origin
Old English crēda, from Latin crēdo I believe
Creed
- Frederick. 1871–1957, Canadian inventor, resident in Scotland from 1897, noted for his invention of the teleprinter, first used in 1912
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Word Origin and History for creed
n.
Old English creda "article or statement of Christian belief," from Latin credo "I believe" (see credo). Broadening 17c. to mean "any statement of belief."
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