Main Entry:

creed

Pronunciation:

\ˈkrēd\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English crede, from Old English crēda, from Latin credo (first word of the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds), from credere to believe, trust, entrust; akin to Old Irish cretid he believes, Sanskrit śrad-dadhāti

Date:

before 12th century

1: a brief authoritative formula of religious belief2: a set of fundamental beliefs ; also : a guiding principle

— creed·al or cre·dal \ˈkrē-d^əl\ adjective