单词 | the creed |
释义 | > as lemmasthe Creed a. A form of words setting forth authoritatively and concisely the general belief of the Christian Church, or those articles of belief which are regarded as essential; a brief summary of Christian doctrine: often specifically applied to the three statements of belief known as the Apostles', Nicene, and Athanasian Creeds. ( the Creed, without qualification, usually = the Apostles' Creed.) ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > creed > kinds of creed > [noun] > Apostles' creed creeda1000 the Belief1575 a1000 in Thorpe Old Eng. Hom. II. 596 Se læssa creda. a1000 in Thorpe Old Eng. Hom. II. 274 Ælc cristen man sceal æfter rihte cunnan his credan. c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 25 Þe salm þe me clepeð crede. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 19 Þus..to þe crede. & to þe collecte. c1394 P. Pl. Crede 8 Y can nohȝt my Crede. c1440 J. Capgrave Life St. Katherine Prol. 167 Þis athanasius..ȝef it wer he Þat made þe psalme qwech we clepe þe crede. 1483 W. Caxton tr. Caton C ij The thre credes the whyche our moder holy chirche singeth. 1533 J. Gau in tr. C. Pedersen Richt Vay To Rdr. sig. Aiv Thay suld leir the chrissine faith as it is contenit in the creid. 1664 H. More Apol. in Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 495 The Scripture asserting no such thing..nor any of the Three Creeds. 1782 J. Priestley Hist. Corruptions Christianity II. viii. 117 It had been the custom to repeat the creed. 1891 S. R. Gardiner Hist. Civil War III. 256 Atheism or blasphemy contrary to the doctrine of the three Creeds. < as lemmas |
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