a set of religious beliefs
regardless of nationality, colour, or creed
a tenet or set of tenets
It is only in the lonely emergencies of life that our creed is tested — William James
a conventionalized statement of religious belief
(the Creed) the Apostles’ Creed or the Nicene Creed, said or sung as part of Christian worship
[Old English crēda from Latin credo I believe (first word of the Apostles’ and Nicene Creeds), from credere to believe, trust, entrust]