Synonyms of creeds

creeds

noun

plural of creed

1

as in ideologies

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

• ideologies
• philosophies
• doctrines
• gospels
• dogmas
• axioms
• theories
• credos
• testaments
• tenets
• metaphysics
• manifestos
• watchwords

2

as in religions

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

• religions
• cults
• persuasions
• faiths
• sects
• denominations
• communions
• credos
• theologies
• doctrines
• churches
• dogmas
• monotheisms
• theisms
• paganisms
• polytheisms
• pantheisms
• deisms
• heathenisms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agnosticism
• atheisms
• secularisms
• nonbeliefs
• know-nothingisms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of creeds

In that scene at the end, when the brass band is playing, and everyone’s walking together, all shapes and sizes, colors, creeds, that’s where hope lives. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 July 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

The ad turns everyday moments into a triumphant celebration of America — people of all creeds, races, and backgrounds learning in classrooms, working on job sites, and celebrating family gatherings. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026

Cultures and creeds were never the true engines of bloodshed—and aren’t in our day, either. — Josef Joffe, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026

All denominations across all creeds, all colors. — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026

Antisemites denounced Jews both as capitalists and as communists—two creeds international in scope. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025

Even miscreants like Steve Albini had purist creeds of conduct. — Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025

And for decades, Unitarian Universalist congregations, which grew out of Christian movements, have drawn on teachings from both religious and nonreligious traditions, without imposing specific creeds of their own. — Jacqui Frost, The Conversation, 11 Jan. 2024