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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024creed /krid/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Religiona formal, ritual statement of the chief principles of Christian belief.
- Religionan accepted system of religious or other belief:His creed was simply this: be true to yourself.
See -cred-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024creed (krēd),USA pronunciation n. - Religionany system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
- Religionany system or codification of belief or of opinion.
- Religionan authoritative, formulated statement of the chief articles of Christian belief, as the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, or the Athanasian Creed.
- the creed. See Apostles' Creed.
- Latin crēdō I believe; see credo
- Middle English crede, Old English crēda bef. 1000
creed′al, cred′al, adj. creed′ed, adj. creed′less, adj. creed′less•ness, n. - 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged faith, conviction, credo, dogma.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: creed /kriːd/ n - a concise, formal statement of the essential articles of Christian belief, such as the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed
- any statement or system of beliefs or principles
Etymology: Old English crēda, from Latin crēdo I believeˈcreedal, ˈcredal adj Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Creed /kriːd/ n - Frederick. 1871–1957, Canadian inventor, resident in Scotland from 1897, noted for his invention of the teleprinter, first used in 1912
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