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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CREED, n. [This word seems to have been introduced by the use of the Latin credo, I believe, at the beginning of the Apostles creed, or brief system of Christian faith. See Creed.]
1. A brief summary of the articles of Christian faith; a symbol; as the Apostolic creed.
2. That which is believed; any system of principles which are believed or professed; as a political creed.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: any system of principles or beliefs [syn: creed, credo]
2: the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group [syn: religious doctrine, church doctrine, gospel, creed]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English crede, from Old English cr?da, from Latin credo (first word of the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds), from credere to believe, trust, entrust; akin to Old Irish cretid he believes, Sanskrit ?rad-dadh?ti Date: before 12th century 1. a brief authoritative formula of religious belief 2. a set of fundamental beliefs; also a guiding principle • creedal or credal adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a set of principles or opinions, esp. as a philosophy of life (his creed is moderation in everything). 2 a (often the Creed) = Apostles' Creed (see APOSTLE). b a brief formal summary of Christian doctrine (cf. NICENE CREED, Athanasian Creed). c the Creed as part of the Mass. Derivatives: credal adj. creedal adj. Etymology: OE creda f. L CREDO

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Creed Creed, v. t. To believe; to credit. [Obs.] That part which is so creeded by the people. --Milton.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Creed Creed (kr[=e]d), n. [OE. credo, crede, AS. creda, fr. L. credo I believe, at the beginning of the Apostles' creed, fr. credere to believe; akin to OIr. cretim I believe, and Skr. [,c]raddadh[=a]mi; [,c]rat trust + dh[=a] to put. See Do, v. t., and cf. Credo, Grant.] 1. A definite summary of what is believed; esp., a summary of the articles of Christian faith; a confession of faith for public use; esp., one which is brief and comprehensive. In the Protestant system the creed is not co["o]rdinate with, but always subordinate to, the Bible. --Schaff-Herzog Encyc. 2. Any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to. I love him not, nor fear him; there's my creed. --Shak. Apostles' creed, Athanasian creed, Nicene creed. See under Apostle, Athanasian, Nicene.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(creeds) 1. A creed is a set of beliefs, principles, or opinions that strongly influence the way people live or work. (FORMAL) ...their devotion to their creed of self-help. = credo N-COUNT 2. A creed is a religion. (FORMAL) The centre is open to all, no matter what race or creed. = faith N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Belief, tenets, dogmas, doctrines, system of opinions, summary of belief, Credo.

Moby Thesaurus

Athanasian Creed, Catechism, Nicene Creed, Weltanschauung, affirmance, affirmation, allegation, announcement, annunciation, articles of faith, articles of religion, assertion, asseveration, averment, avouchment, avowal, belief, catechism, church, communion, conclusion, connection, course, credenda, credo, cult, declaration, denomination, dictum, doctrinal statement, doctrine, dogma, enunciation, faith, formulated belief, gospel, guiding principles, ideology, ipse dixit, ism, line, manifesto, orthodoxy, persuasion, plan of action, platform, policy, political faith, political philosophy, polity, position, position paper, positive declaration, predicate, predication, principles, procedure, proclamation, profession, pronouncement, proposition, protest, protestation, religion, religious belief, religious faith, say, say-so, saying, school, sect, stance, stand, statement, system of belief, system of beliefs, teaching, tenet, theology, tradition, utterance, vouch, weltanschauung, word, world view