creed

American  

[kreed] / krid /

noun

1. any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.

   Synonyms:

   dogma, credo, conviction, faith

2. any system or codification of belief or of opinion.

   Synonyms:

   dogma, credo, conviction, faith

3. an authoritative, formulated statement of the chief articles of Christian belief, as the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, or the Athanasian Creed.

4. the creed. Apostles' Creed.

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creed ¹ British  

/ kriːd /

noun

1. a concise, formal statement of the essential articles of Christian belief, such as the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed

2. any statement or system of beliefs or principles

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Creed ² British  

/ kriːd /

noun

1. Frederick. 1871–1957, Canadian inventor, resident in Scotland from 1897, noted for his invention of the teleprinter, first used in 1912

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Other Word Forms

• credal adjective
• creedal adjective
• creeded adjective
• creedless adjective
• creedlessness noun
• precreed noun

Etymology

Origin of creed

First recorded before 1000; Middle English crede, Old English crēda, from Latin crēdō “I believe”; credo

Example Sentences

“No other community on the face of the globe has given rise to half as many mystic, philosophical, psychological, occult, consciousness-raising, therapeutic and alternative creeds as 20th century L.A.,”

From Los Angeles Times

Therrien’s generic chapel stands not for any particular denomination or specific religious creed, but simply for the common reality of established doctrine operating throughout daily life.

From Los Angeles Times

It was the creed that President Abraham Lincoln placed at the center of our national identity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jefferson’s Declaration established with “theological lucidity” that any person who shares its creed can be or become an American.

From The Wall Street Journal

Huntington wrote that America’s initial elements of identity were race, ethnicity, culture and creed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• doctrine
• dogma
• faith
• ideology
• persuasion
• profession
• religion
• tenet