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creed definition

creed (krēd)

noun

  1. a brief statement of religious belief; confession of faith
  2. a specific statement of this kind, accepted by a church
  3. any set of beliefs or principles

Etymology: ME crede < OE creda < L credo, lit., I believe (< credere, to trust, believe < IE *kred-dhē-, to attribute magic power to, believe < base *red-, magic power of a thing + *dhē-, to place, do

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creed Idioms

the Creed

the Apostles' Creed

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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