creed

UK: /ˈkriːd/ US: /krid/ ,(krēd)

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creed /krid/   n. [countable]

1. Religion a formal, ritual statement of the chief principles of Christian belief.
2. Religion an 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 © 2026

creed  (krēd), n. 

1. Religion any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
2. Religion any system or codification of belief or of opinion.
3. Religion an authoritative, formulated statement of the chief articles of Christian belief, as the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, or the Athanasian Creed.
4. 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. 
Synonyms

• 1, 2. faith, conviction, credo, dogma.

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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

Etymology: Old English crēda, from Latin crēdo I believe

ˈcreedal, ˈcredal adjective

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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