creed

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun any system of principles or beliefs
  2. noun the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group

Etymology

From Middle English crede, from Old English crēda, crēdo, from Latin crēdō (“to believe”), from Proto-Italic *krezdō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁- (“to place one's heart, i.e., to trust, believe”), a compound phrase of the oblique case form of *ḱḗr (“heart”). Creed is cognate with Old Irish creitid (“to believe”), Sanskrit श्रद्दधाति (śráddadhāti, “to have faith or faithfulness, to have belief or confidence, believe”).

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Synonyms

credo

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