Creed

Noun

 * 1) That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to.
 * 2) A reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents; a definite summary of what is believed; a confession of faith for public use; esp., one which is brief and comprehensive.
 * 3) * A creed is a manifesto of religious or spiritual beliefs
 * 4)  The fact of believing; belief, faith.
 * 5) * 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, I:
 * The precipice she stood on was immense, / So was her creed in her own innocence.

Related terms

 * credible
 * credibility
 * credit
 * creditable


 * creditor
 * credence
 * credential
 * credo

Verb

 * 1) To believe; to credit.

Adjectives
everlasting; common; rigid; narrow; respective (pi) ; noble; vulgar; delicious; confused; fashionable; senseless; rebellious; especial; ancient; healthful; soulless; hopeful; dominant; creative; polemic; cynical; procreative; strange; primeval; adopted; universal; heavenly.

Verbs
accept—; adopt—; advance—; alter—; bind to—; displace—; fix—; follow—; formulate—; instill—; institute—; learn—; scoff at—; shake—; support—; subscribe to—; tangle—; teach—; —decays; —summarizes.

Thesaurus
Athanasian Creed, Catechism, Nicene Creed, Weltanschauung, affirmance, affirmation, allegation, announcement, annunciation, articles of faith, articles of religion, assertion, asseveration, averment, avouchment, avowal, belief, catechism, church, communion, conclusion, connection, course, credenda, credo, cult, declaration, denomination, dictum, doctrinal statement, doctrine, dogma, enunciation, faith, formulated belief, gospel, guiding principles, ideology, ipse dixit, ism, line, manifesto, orthodoxy, persuasion, plan of action, platform, policy, political faith, political philosophy, polity, position, position paper, positive declaration, predicate, predication, principles, procedure, proclamation, profession, pronouncement, proposition, protest, protestation, religion, religious belief, religious faith, say, say-so, saying, school, sect, stance, stand, statement, system of belief, system of beliefs, teaching, tenet, theology, tradition, utterance, vouch, weltanschauung, word, world view

Etymology
From credo:, crede:,  creda:, from  credo:, from credere:; akin to Old Irish cretin:, and Sanskrit रद्दध्मि:; crat: + dh:.

Noun

 * Bulgarian: вероизповедание
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 教義, 教义, 信條, 信条
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: geloofsovertuiging
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German: Credo, Kredo
 * Greek:, ,
 * Hebrew:


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 教義
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian: khrad
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: кредо, вера,  вероисповедание
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, ,  troslära


 * Bulgarian: кредо, верую
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 信條, 信条
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: kredo


 * Finnish: uskontunnustus
 * French:
 * Japanese: 信条
 * Norwegian: trosbekjennelse
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:


 * : mano


 * : crez

Verb

 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:


 * Norwegian: