creed

creed

noun \ˈkrēd\

Definition of CREED

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

Examples of CREED

1. <central to the creed of this organization of medical volunteers is the belief that health care is a basic human right>
2. <the Amish live by a strict creed that rejects many of the values and practices of modern society>

Origin of CREED

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

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to CREED

Synonyms: credo, doctrine, dogma, gospel, ideology (also idealogy), philosophy, testament

Related Words: manifesto; metaphysic, theory; axiom, tenet, watchword

Near Antonyms: agnosticism, know-nothingism; atheism, godlessness, nonbelief, secularism, unbelief

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Other Religion (Eastern and Other) Terms

Zen, antinomian, avatar, gnosticism, illuminati, ineffable, karma, koan, mantra

Rhymes with CREED

bead, Bede, bleed, brede, breed, cede, deed, feed, Gide, gleed, greed, heed, keyed, knead, kneed, lead, mead, Mead, Mede, meed, need, plead, read, rede, reed, screed, seed, Snead, speed, steed, swede, treed, tweed, weed