credo
noun
the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
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credo
American
[kree-doh, kray-]
/ ˈkri doʊ, ˈkreɪ- /
noun
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credos
plural
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(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
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(often initial capital letter) a musical setting of the creed, usually of the Nicene Creed.
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any creed or formula of belief.
- Synonyms:
- philosophy, tenet, doctrine
Credo
1
British
/ ˈkriːdəʊ, ˈkreɪ- /
noun
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the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed
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a musical setting of the Creed
credo
2
British
/ ˈkriːdəʊ, ˈkreɪ- /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of credo
1150–1200; Middle English < Latin: literally, I believe; first word of the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds in Latin
Explanation
Credo is Latin for, literally, "I believe," and originally meant a particular religious belief. Now it has the far broader meaning of any system of principles that guide a person or group. There's often a faintly jokey air to the word as used today, perhaps in recognition that it once popularly held such a high-minded meaning. A hedonist's credo might be simply "party on," or "enjoy the ride;" an actor's "the show must go on." Politicians have credos, and so too, presumably, do rappers and weather forecasters.
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It also updated the principles that make up the “Novo Way,” the company’s longstanding internal credo, to focus on customers, competitiveness and speed.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Unlike almost all of them, however, he managed to create out of that credo something timeless and enduring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
If David Nihill was a philosopher, his credo might be “I digress, therefore I am.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
We’re going to contain that so that we can keep the ’90s credo going.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
His answer seemed like a credo any educator could use.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
Coherent and Credo Technology each fell 13%, Marvell fell 7.8%, ARM Holdings fell 6.7% and Intel lost 6.6%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Credo forecast fiscal 2027 first-quarter revenue of $465 million to $475 million, which investors found light.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
Credo Technology Group soared 21% after the electrical cable provider said it would buy chip maker DustPhotonics as it bids to become the dominant player in AI connectivity.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
The companies’ combined portfolio is expected to drive more than $500 million in optical revenue in fiscal 2027, Credo said.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 14, 2026
The priest takes his place for the first time in the centre, before the altar, and after a short pause, intones in his hoarse old voice the Credo of Sebastian Bach.
From Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Bronner inherited his verbosity and gumption from his grandfather, Emanuel Bronner, who originally crammed all-caps, feel-good credos onto the labels of his soap bottles in the 1940s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
You write that you find seven of the Puritan credos "to be most pervasive and problematic" and you devote a chapter to each.
From Salon ● May 26, 2025
“Less is more” was famously one of the composer Stephen Sondheim’s aesthetic credos.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
Here’s a look at crackpot credos that flourished and foundered in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
Then, recovering his stoical bearing, which for a moment had been shaken, he submitted himself calmly to his fate,—while the Spaniards, gathering around, muttered their credos for the salvation his soul.
From Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers by Benj. N. Martin
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