Creed Definition
krēd
creeds
noun
creeds
A brief statement of religious belief; confession of faith.
Webster's New World
A specific statement of this kind, accepted by a church.
Webster's New World
Any set of beliefs or principles.
Webster's New World
idiom
the Creed
- the Apostles' Creed
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Creed
- the Creed
Origin of Creed
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From Old English credo, crede, Old English creda, from Latin credo (“I believe”), from credere (“to believe”); akin to Old Irish cretim (“I believe”), and Sanskrit रद्दध्मि (raddadhmi).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English crede from Old English crēda from Latin crēdō I believe credo
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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