before 1000;Middle Englishcrede,Old Englishcrēda < Latincrēdō I believe; see credo
Related forms
creedal, credal, adjective
creeded, adjective
creedless, adjective
creedlessness, noun
precreed, noun
Synonyms
1, 2. faith, conviction, credo, dogma.
Examples from the web for creed
Some one commented that it is against their creed to take this picture.
But only a few sentences later appears a statement that runs against the individualist creed.
However, more than names its a question of giving respect to all irrespective of colour, caste or creed.
Frum is loyal to the same creed, and the two books have a huge number of pop referents in common.
Hatred, bigotry, and ignorance don't need any particular creed.
Yet every seer or founder of a creed, or system, has been a politician.
In a way showing the real creed this paper should stand for: let business proper.
Economics is less a slavish creed than a prism through which to understand the world.
Now they are sworn to restore the true faith and its central creed: never raise taxes.
But it has always been a mishmash of evolving and often conflicting ideas rather than a coherent creed.
British Dictionary definitions for creed
creed
/kriːd/
noun
1.
a concise, formal statement of the essential articles of Christian belief, such as the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed
2.
any statement or system of beliefs or principles
Derived Forms
creedal, credal, adjective
Word Origin
Old English crēda, from Latin crēdo I believe
Creed
/kriːd/
noun
1.
Frederick. 1871–1957, Canadian inventor, resident in Scotland from 1897, noted for his invention of the teleprinter, first used in 1912
Word Origin and History for creed
n.
Old English creda "article or statement of Christian belief," from Latin credo "I believe" (see credo). Broadening 17c. to mean "any statement of belief."