creed

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

Noun

1. a system of beliefs or principles

2. a formal statement of the essential parts of Christian belief [Latin credo I believe]

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

Translations

creed [kriːd] n → credo

creed [kriːd] n → croyance f; credo m, principes mpl

creed [kriːd] n → Glaubensbekenntnis nt

creed [kriːd] n → credo; dottrina

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creed

n creed [kriːd]

(a short statement of) one's (especially religious) beliefs. geloof, geloofsbelydenis, geloofsformulierعَقيدَه، مَذْهَبвероизповеданиеvíra, vyznání vírytro; overbevisning; livsopfattelsedas Glaubensbekenntnisπίστηcredousutunnistusاعتقاداتuskontunnustuscredoעִיקָרֵי אֱמוּנָהधर्म मत, स्वीकृत मतvjerovanje(apostoli) hitvalláskredotrúarjátningcredo信条신조, 교리tikėjimas, pažiūrosticība; pārliecība; kredofahamangeloofsbelijdenistrosbekjennelsewyznanie wiarycredocrezкредоvyznanie vieryveraveroispovesttrosbekännelseข้อบัญญัติทางศาสนา; หลักความเชื่อdinsel inançlar, itikat信條переконання, віровченняعقائد، مذهب، مسلکtín ngưỡng信条