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单词 credends
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credendsn.

Brit. /krᵻˈdɛndz/, U.S. /krəˈdɛndz/
Forms: 1600s credend (singular), 1600s– credends (plural).
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: credenda n.
Etymology: Alteration of credenda n., with assimilation to English plurals in -s . Compare agend n.
Now rare (originally and chiefly Theology).
With plural agreement: = credenda n. †Also (rare) in singular.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > [noun] > system of belief, creed > matters of belief
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1641 E. Dering Coll. Speeches on Relig. 20 Nov. (1642) xiv. 63 There is a great difference..between the Agends and the Credends of a Christian.
1687 A. Woodhead Considerations Council of Trent xi. 139 And necessary it is then to be believed, not out of an obligation, or duty of belief we owe to such a Credend, as that, without beliving it, we cannot attain Salvation.
1837 E. Duke Prolusiones Historicæ 527 Thus was this mass of old wives' fables—his volume of Legenda and Credenda—Legends and Credends—‘The Golden Legend’—served out to man in lieu of the Word of God.
1840 E. Hawkins Inq. Connecting Uses attaining Christian Truth Notes 317 Catholics maintain several credends..yet they willingly concede, that all such points of faith are simply necessary for attaining salvation.
1978 G. H. Tavard 17th Cent. Trad. ix. 213 Several ‘credends’ are not expressed in Scripture, yet all necessary parts of the Christian faith are included in Scripture.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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