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as in philosophy
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
Even miscreants like Steve Albini had purist creeds of conduct.
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Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
The relentless westward expansion of American settlers, fueled by the country’s nineteenth-century creed of Manifest Destiny, transformed greater Los Angeles into today’s West Coast gateway, a major transportation hub of global supply chains stretching around the Pacific Rim.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
They should be ostracized and rebuked for rejecting the American creed.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2025
This committee was supposed to ensure that federal agencies and contractors followed through on recruiting, hiring, and promoting workers without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
The relentless westward expansion of American settlers, fueled by the country’s nineteenth-century creed of Manifest Destiny, transformed greater Los Angeles into today’s West Coast gateway, a major transportation hub of global supply chains stretching around the Pacific Rim.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
They should be ostracized and rebuked for rejecting the American creed.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2025
This committee was supposed to ensure that federal agencies and contractors followed through on recruiting, hiring, and promoting workers without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creed
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At this year’s Latin Music Week, multiple companies will offer their expertise and their artists to discuss new philosophies and actions to develop artists for the long term.—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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There was an aspect to the story that really hit my heart hard in Bruno Lacombe’s radical philosophy, which posits that modern humans have lost their essential connection to the primal elements of existence.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Football is a way of bringing people together irrespective of their faith, colour or religion and this disgusting decision does the exact opposite.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Meyer-Harley’s son has already begun working through his reading list, starting with by Madeleine L’Engle—a classic that has faced multiple challenges over the years due to its themes of magic and religion.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Lawmakers and experts have argued over whether ideology played a role in the shootings.—
Mitch Picasso , Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Democrats today are guided not by sober empiricism but by fanciful ideology.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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It was first canceled in September 2005 after just one season but amassed a cult following that sparked its revival season in December 2014.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Based on Gege Akutami’s manga, the film follows Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru, two sorcerers tasked with protecting Amanai Riko, a student chosen as the Star Plasma Vessel, while being pursued by curse users and a religious cult.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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So those would be classic reliance interests in the terms of the law, in terms of legal doctrine.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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The doctrine instructs that an erroneous fact in a story is not, by itself, sufficient for a defamation claim.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Creed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creed. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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