Synonyms of creed

creed

noun

ˈkrēd 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ideology
• philosophy
• doctrine
• gospel
• dogma
• axiom
• credo
• testament
• manifesto
• theory
• tenet
• metaphysic
• watchword

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• religion
• cult
• sect
• persuasion
• faith
• denomination
• credo
• theology
• doctrine
• church
• communion
• dogma
• paganism
• monotheism
• theism
• pantheism
• polytheism
• heathenism
• deism

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agnosticism
• atheism
• secularism
• unbelief
• know-nothingism
• godlessness
• nonbelief

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of creed

In some ways, the histories of this school call back to those written in the 19th century, casting the country’s origin as providential—not quite an immaculate conception, but not far off—and emphasizing the morality and timelessness of America’s founding creed. — Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026

Those are job creators by the hundreds, and those jobs will go to workers of all creeds. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2026

Musk is currently embroiled in a court battle against OpenAI, accusing CEO Sam Altman and Greg Brockman of abandoning the company’s original nonprofit creed of developing open-source AI to benefit humans by turning it into a for-profit entity. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 13 May 2026

But Fredrik Berselius’s cooking is too weird and wild to fit the bounds of one creed. — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026