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 belief
2 : a set of fundamental beliefs; also : a guiding principle

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