creed, credo
(noun) any system of principles or beliefs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
creed (plural creeds)
That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious doctrine; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to.
(specifically, religion) A reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents; a confession of faith for public use, especially one which is brief and comprehensive.
(rare) The fact of believing; belief, faith.
• Apostles' Creed
• Athanasian Creed
• Nicene Creed
creed (third-person singular simple present creeds, present participle creeding, simple past and past participle creeded)
(ambitransitive) To believe; to credit.
(intransitive) To provide with a creed.
• ceder, cered, rec'ed
Creed (plural Creeds)
A surname.
A male given name.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Creed is the 7096th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4718 individuals. Creed is most common among White (90.55%) individuals.
• ceder, cered, rec'ed
Source: Wiktionary
Creed (krd), n. Etym: [OE. credo, crede, AS. creda, fr. L. credo I believe, at the beginning of the Apostles' creed, fr. credere to believe; akin to OIr. cretin I believe, and Skr. ; crat trust + dh to put. See Do, v. t., and cf. Credo, Grant.]
1. A definite summary of what is believed; esp., a summary of the articles of Christian faith; a confession of faith for public use; esp., one which is brief and comprehensive. In the Protestant system the creed is not coördinate with, but always subordinate to, the Bible. Schaff-Herzog Encyc.
2. Any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to. I love him not, nor fear him; there's my creed. Shak. Apostles' creed, Athanasian creed, Nicene creed. See under Apostle, Athanasian, Nicene.
Creed, v. t.
Definition: To believe; to credit. [Obs.] That part which is so creeded by the people. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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