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creed  (krd)

n.

1. A formal statement of religious belief; a confession of faith.

2. A system of belief, principles, or opinions: laws banning discrimination on the basis of race or creed; an architectural creed that demanded simple lines.

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[Middle English crede, from Old English crda, from Latin crd, I believe; see credo.]

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creed [kriːd]

n

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a concise, formal statement of the essential articles of Christian belief, such as the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) any statement or system of beliefs or principles

[Old English crēda, from Latin crēdo I believe]

creedal , credal adj

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Creed [kriːd]

n

(Biographies / Creed, Frederick (1871-1957) M, Canadian, TECHNOLOGY: inventor) Frederick. 1871-1957, Canadian inventor, resident in Scotland from 1897, noted for his invention of the teleprinter, first used in 1912

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	creed - any system of principles or beliefs credo testament - a profession of belief; "he stated his political testament" doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school Athanasian Creed - a Christian profession of faith
	2.	creed - the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group church doctrine, religious doctrine, gospel original sin - a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam; "Adam and Eve committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden" doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school confession - the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century) ahimsa - a Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence dogma, tenet - a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof ecumenicalism, ecumenicism, ecumenism - (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, Immaculate Conception - (Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived Incarnation - (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ Nicene Creed - (Christianity) a formal creed summarizing Christian beliefs; first adopted in 325 and later expanded real presence - (Christianity) the Christian doctrine that the body of Christ is actually present in the Eucharist

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creed

noun belief, principles, profession (of faith), doctrine, canon, persuasion, dogma, tenet, credo, catechism, articles of faith The centre is open to all, no matter what race or creed.

Translations

creed [kriːd] N (= religion) → credo m, religión f; (= system of beliefs) → credo m
the Creed (Rel) → el Credo

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Creed [ˈkriːd] n
the Creed (in Mass) → le Credo

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creed [ˈkriːd] n

(= religious belief) → croyance f

(= principles) → philosophie f

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creed

n (Eccl: = prayer) → Glaubensbekenntnis nt; (as part of service, fig also) → Kredo nt, → Credo nt

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creed [kriːd] n → credo, dottrina

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creed [kriːd] n → credo, dottrina

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creed

n creed [kriːd]

(a short statement of) one's (especially religious) beliefs. geloof, geloofsbelydenis, geloofsformulier عَقيدَه، مَذْهَب вероизповедание víra, vyznání víry tro; overbevisning; livsopfattelse das Glaubensbekenntnis πίστη credo usutunnistus اعتقادات uskontunnustus credo עִיקָרֵי אֱמוּנָה धर्म मत, स्वीकृत मत vjerovanje (apostoli) hitvallás kredo trúarjátning credo 信条 교리, 신조 tikėjimas, pažiūros ticība; pārliecība; kredo fahaman geloofsbelijdenis trosbekjennelse wyznanie wiary credo crez кредо vyznanie viery vera veroispovest trosbekännelse ข้อบัญญัติทางศาสนา; หลักความเชื่อ dinsel inançlar, itikat 信條，教條 переконання, віровчення عقائد، مذهب، مسلک tín ngưỡng 信条