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credendum

American  
[kri-den-duhm] / krɪˈdɛn dəm /

noun

credenda plural
  1. a doctrine that requires belief; article of faith.


credendum British  
/ krɪˈdɛndəm /

noun

  1. (often plural) Christianity an article of faith

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of credendum

< Latin, neuter of crēdendus, gerund of crēdere to believe

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This was a case, if there ever was a case, for the recognition of the principle, cuique in sua arte credendum est.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old

Antipodes, credenda, literati, and minutiæ are always plural.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel

Or, if I may put it into technical words, all a man's credenda should be his agenda; and whatsoever he believes should come straight into his life to influence it, and to shape character.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. by Maclaren, Alexander

If I may so say, credenda, 'things to be believed,' are meant to underlie the agenda, the things to be done.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts by Maclaren, Alexander

Never was there more simple faith, or more concise credenda.

From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Buckley, Robert John

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