credo (redirected from credos)

cre·do  (krd, kr-)

n. pl. cre·dos

1. A creed.

2. Credo

a. The Apostles' Creed.

b. The Nicene Creed, especially as the third item of the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Mass.

c. The musical setting of the Nicene Creed.

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[Middle English, the Apostles' Creed, from Latin crd, I believe (the first word of the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed), first person sing. present tense of crdere, to believe; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]

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credo [ˈkriːdəʊ ˈkreɪ-]

n pl -dos

any formal or authorized statement of beliefs, principles, or opinions

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Credo [ˈkriːdəʊ ˈkreɪ-]

n pl -dos

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed

2. (Music, other) a musical setting of the Creed

[from Latin, literally: I believe; first word of the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

credo - any system of principles or beliefs creed 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

Translations

credo [ˈkreɪdəʊ] N → credo m

credo [ˈkreɪdəʊ ˈkriːdəʊ] n (= creed) → credo m

credo

n (lit, fig) → Kredo nt, → Credo nt, → Glaubensbekenntnis nt