CREED

creed, credo

(noun) any system of principles or beliefs

Source: WordNet® 3.1

---

Etymology

Noun

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.

Hyponyms

• Apostles' Creed

• Athanasian Creed

• Nicene Creed

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• ceder, cered, rec'ed

Etymology

Proper noun

Creed (plural Creeds)

A surname.

A male given name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Creed is the 7096^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4718 individuals. Creed is most common among White (90.55%) individuals.

Anagrams

• 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

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins