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credos

noun

plural of credo

as in religions

a body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities the credo of the ancient Egyptians involved a variety of polytheism

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as in ideologies

the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group we must abide by the simple credo that "The customer is always right"

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Recent Examples of credos Old frictions become new frays in the very first episode as Norma (Burnett) and Linda, née Penelope (Dern), collide in a tête-à-tête dispensing new secrets and poignant credos after the explosive season one finale that left Robert (Ricky Martin) shot and Linda cuffed. — Trey Williams, HollywoodReporter, 14 Dec. 2025

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Noun

Since his sentencing, Taylor has received his GED and taken courses on personal finance, public speaking, world religions and drawing.

— Aki Nace, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
How do people come to trust a new source of answers to questions historically addressed by religions?

— Morgan Shipley, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

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Both parties emerged from the progressive era as messy coalitions of diverse constituencies and interests, not uniform ideologies.

— Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
But, politics aside, Bezmozgis set about to study in the best cinematic way possible how personal betrayals can be weaponized by political ideologies.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of ideologies

Noun

The four-time Emmy nominee also watched documentaries about cults, listening to interviews of people who had survived them.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
Educational pamphlets on criminal cults, which includes research done by Rose, are also available to guests.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of cults

Noun

In 1959, Ted Kaczynski, then a 16-year-old undergraduate at Harvard, participated in a series of psychological experiments that asked gifted young men to debate their philosophies and values with other students.

— Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Offshoots of the trend have ventured into sexist, misogynistic and racist philosophies, while Peters himself has drawn criticism for using racial slurs during his streams.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2026

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