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
- That's the wording used in the creed.
- Creed is the worst band in the world.
- In the Mulling the creed follows the unction.
- The Creed is simply recited by the congregation.
- They claim catholicity as found in the Creed itself.
- The desire of them was to forsake denominationalism and creeds.
- The creed embodies the foundational truths of the Christian faith.
- The Nicene creed is the fundamental statement of the Christian faith.
- The credo is a statement of religious belief, such as the Nicene Creed.
- Those of us who affirm creeds affirm the scriptural basis of the creeds.