Athanasian Creed

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noun

a creed or formulary of Christian faith, of unknown authorship, formerly ascribed to Athanasius.

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Origin of Athanasian Creed

First recorded in 1580–90

Words nearby Athanasian Creed

Athaliah, Athamas, athame, athanasia, Athanasian, Athanasian Creed, Athanasius, at hand, athanor, Athapascan, Atharva-Veda

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One person who tuned into my story was Matt Creed, the director of Lily.
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And the black hejab was imposed on all non-Saudi women, regardless of their religion or creed.
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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.
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The new creed, called the King's Book, approved by the houses of convocation, and made the standard of English orthodoxy.
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But the reading was, just then, a much more serious matter than any creed.
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For it must always be remembered in fairness that the creed of violence has no necessary connection with socialism.
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She moved slightly, like a dreamer in pain, as again she faced the creed she had hated through many a sleepless night.
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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.
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British Dictionary definitions for Athanasian Creed

Athanasian Creed

noun

Christianity a profession of faith widely used in the Western Church which, although formerly attributed to Athanasius, probably originated in Gaul between 381 and 428 ad

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