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
While this sums up in devotional form the Christian thought as to one of the mysteries of faith, the hymn of a character more distinctly credal, called "Quicunque vult," enshrines it in another aspect.
From The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 by Hutton, William Holden
To distrust and disregard their credal faith or stifle their humanity, one or the other, was the hard alternative presented to strong, good men.
From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Putnam, Allen
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 Davies, Charles Maurice
