creed

IPA: krˈid

noun

  • 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.
  • A surname from Old English.
  • A male given name.

verb

  • (transitive, intransitive, obsolete, only survives in "creeded") To believe; to credit.
  • (intransitive) To provide with a creed.
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Examples of "creed" in Sentences

  • Damnation for a new party chief whose "only creed is expediency" from Simon Heffer?
  • The Cindy creed is Celebrate your strength – Embrace your future – Be extraordinary.
  • Good Samaritan, Jesus pointed out that religious creed is secondary to the actual practice of love.
  • Castle. now my Goddess shall be Common Sense — she has no mysteries & her creed is a comprehensible one.
  • One of the finest examples of the American creed is the failed effort to become a citizen by Norman Asing in the 1850s.
  • Forgive me if my linguistic assumption is incorrect, but the word creed comes from the Latin "credo" or some form of the word.
  • When men get together, and make what they call a creed, the supposition is that they then say as nearly as possible what they mean and what they believe.
  • There are no political solutions for an Army of God, creatures who exist for the misery of others, their creed is the destruction of all that is good and pure.

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