creed

[ kreed ]

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.

creed

¹

/ 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

Creed

²

/ kriːd /

noun

1. CreedFrederick18711957MCanadianTECHNOLOGY: inventor Frederick. 1871–1957, Canadian inventor, resident in Scotland from 1897, noted for his invention of the teleprinter, first used in 1912

Derived Forms

• ˈcreedal, adjective

Other Words From

• creedal credal adjective
• creeded adjective
• creedless adjective
• creedless·ness noun
• pre·creed noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of creed¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of creed¹

Old English crēda, from Latin crēdo I believe

Example Sentences

Yes, he did not achieve the necessary numbers for most players, such as having more than 200 wins, but in the creed of the Hall of Fame it asks what have you done for baseball.

From Los Angeles Times

At the same time, it’s an accommodating form, a democratic form, that adapts to all sorts of settings and players, regardless of race, creed, color, class, age, sex, gender, period, or what have you.

From Los Angeles Times

This week Donald Trump reminded voters once again that democracy’s creed is not his creed.

From Salon

Maistre, on the other hand, fits the dogmatic spirit of their creed.

From Salon

For Barber, the culture wars are a distraction from the fact that “nearly half of Americans – people of every race, creed, and region – are united by the experience of being poor.”

From Salon

Related Words

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