creed
noun
any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
credal
-
a word derived from
creed.
Example Sentences
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Prominent early-20th-century liberal humanists, such as John Dewey, rejected traditional credal religion but freely used religious language like “God” and “the divine” in nonstandard ways.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2012
"We're not trying to get everybody under one credal statement here," he said.
From Time Magazine Archive
On his lips, credal definitions are perpetually passing over from the arid region of theological argument to the fruitful one of spiritual experience.
From Ruysbroeck by Evelyn Underhill
The assent to a certain credal basis, the meeting in great Catholic conventions, the exchange of pulpits—these seem to exhaust the conceptions of large numbers, and to satisfy their ideal.
From Love to the Uttermost Expositions of John XIII.-XXI. by F. B. (Frederick Brotherton) Meyer
I heard the most eloquent of their advocates say, when comparing spiritual with credal conviction, "Our motto no longer is 'I believe,' but 'I know.'"
From Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis by Charles Maurice Davies
