creeds

plural of creed
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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

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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

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Recent Examples of creeds Few eras of Greek history compare to the ancient times that the country has become so synonymous with—the cinematic fables of Odysseus, comic-book lore of Leonidas, and philosophic creeds of Socrates are ever-present in pop culture. Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026 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
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Noun
  • 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
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  • Creation stories are, after all, fundamental to most religions.
    Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
  • What to read next Things to do One of Istanbul's greatest pleasures is discovering how effortlessly the city layers empires, religions and cultures.
    Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • But this new group has different philosophies about what SWAT is and what policing even is.
    Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This also speaks directly to Liang’s interest in traditional Eastern philosophies and aesthetics, which view the silkworm as a symbol of rebirth and reincarnation in Chinese culture.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 16 Sep. 2026
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
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  • Among them was the revival of medieval doctrines of just war, which subordinated contractual obligations to unilateral claims of moral authority—doctrines that resurfaced during the war on terror to justify pre-emptive attacks and torture.
    Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Greece sees the system as central to modernizing its forces amid tensions with NATO neighbor Turkey, embracing new doctrines to counter ballistic missiles, drones, cyber threats and other evolving forms of warfare.
    Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Creeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creeds. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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