creed

[ kreed ]

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noun

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

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

Origin of creed

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

Other words for creed

1, 2	faith, conviction, credo, dogma

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Other words from creed

creedal, credal, adjective
creeded, adjective
creedless, adjective
creed·less·ness, noun
pre·creed, noun

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How to use creed in a sentence

Heck, protagonists Kassandra and Alexios aren’t assassins, and the creed doesn’t even exist yet.
All the ‘Assassin’s Creed’ games, ranked | Elise Favis, Gene Park | November 11, 2020 | Washington Post
There can be no use in hiding it from candid thought behind the recitation of a creedal formula.
The Meaning of Faith | Harry Emerson Fosdick
In this discussion we have been careful to avoid the terms of formal and creedal orthodoxy.
Understanding the Scriptures | Francis McConnell
It is often said that these creedal councils were moved by considerations of low-grade expediency.
Understanding the Scriptures | Francis McConnell
Being so, it is not susceptible to argument, or to adjustment by conventions or creedal agreements.
Religion and the War | Various

Yet many of us accept the same creedal forms, use the same liturgies, acknowledge the same scale of values and same moral law.
The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day | Evelyn Underhill

British Dictionary definitions for creed (1 of 2)

creed

/ (kriːd) /

noun

a concise, formal statement of the essential articles of Christian belief, such as the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed
any statement or system of beliefs or principles

Origin of creed

Old English crēda, from Latin crēdo I believe

Derived forms of creed

creedal or credal, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for Creed (2 of 2)

Creed

/ (kriːd) /

noun

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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