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
We all learned to respect and so to love one another more—indeed, lifelong friendships were developed and that irrespective of our hereditary credal affiliations.
From A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell by Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
But, like all other Unitarians, he makes no credal demands on mankind, save only the one affirmation of their common faith, with its inevitable ergo: God is Love, and therefore to be worshipped.
From Painted Windows Studies in Religious Personality by Harold Begbie
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
