creed
noun
any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
creeds
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pluralof creed.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Judaism has its creeds and values, but the Jewish people are anything but a consensus-minded group of true believers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
For decades Auroville held fast to its lofty ideals as a self-governing haven for yoga enthusiasts and seekers of spiritual freedom of "all creeds and nationalities".
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
The phrase, of disputed origin, is used to suggest a commonality between people of all creeds and races, a suggestion that people are all the same under the skin.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
Compromise and consensus — the animating creeds of our commonweal — have ebbed away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2025
Let us be dissatisfied until America will no longer have a high blood pressure of creeds and an anemia of deeds.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
