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as in ideology
the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group
central to the creed of this organization of medical volunteers is the belief that health care is a basic human right
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as in religion
a body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities
the Amish live by a strict creed that rejects many of the values and practices of modern society
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Recent Examples of creed
Guided by its own creed, Beijing tends to wield economic power according to its own precepts rather than global norms or external expectations.
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Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The pronouncement has begun to resemble a religious creed—a ritualistic profession of devotion to prevailing homelessness policy, and true believers will not have their faith shaken by empirical observation to the contrary.
—Christopher Calton, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
Throughout decades of duty and service, the late monarch expressed other heartfelt sentiments in her speeches — from addressing the importance of tackling climate change to reminding people to love their neighbors regardless of race, religion or creed.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
While in Turkey, Leo will take part in an event Friday in Iznik with Patriarch Bartholomew and other church leaders to mark the creed’s anniversary.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
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Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The pronouncement has begun to resemble a religious creed—a ritualistic profession of devotion to prevailing homelessness policy, and true believers will not have their faith shaken by empirical observation to the contrary.
—Christopher Calton, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
Throughout decades of duty and service, the late monarch expressed other heartfelt sentiments in her speeches — from addressing the importance of tackling climate change to reminding people to love their neighbors regardless of race, religion or creed.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
While in Turkey, Leo will take part in an event Friday in Iznik with Patriarch Bartholomew and other church leaders to mark the creed’s anniversary.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creed
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The forthcoming podcast will explore the moral, social, and philosophical underpinnings of human decency—with a particular focus on the role that institutions play in shaping communities and ideologies.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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Maybe Minnesota will prove to be the state where our politicians worked the hardest, lost the most face, while trying to hold the now ubiquitous ideology of violent American capitalism at bay.—
Ed Bok Lee,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Colonialism affects every aspect of life, from language to religion, from dress to traditions, and those legacies don’t necessarily disappear after an oppressor is ousted.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Since 2010, Texas’ high school social studies standards have mentioned Sikhism alongside Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism as major world religions that students need to understand.—
Silas Allen,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Kaizen Approach is a Japanese philosophy that promotes incremental change in organizations at every level.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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For those who live it, the wine country aesthetic is a philosophy, one that prioritizes natural beauty, comfort, and a life lived in step with the rhythms of the vineyards.—
Amplified Content Studio,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Her first novel and international cult hit, Diary of a Void, won the Osamu Dazai Prize, awarded annually to the best debut work of fiction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Japan was stunned into a mainstream awareness of cults in 1995, when Aum Shinrikyo, a vaguely Buddhist meditation sect, released sarin gas in the Tokyo subway, killing more than a dozen and injuring thousands.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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