creed

Meanings

Noun

• That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious doctrine; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to.
• A reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents; a confession of faith for public use, especially one which is brief and comprehensive.
• The fact of believing; belief, faith.

Verb

• To believe; to credit.
• To provide with a creed.

Related

Narrower meaning words

• Apostles' Creed
• Athanasian Creed
• Nicene Creed

Origin

• From Old English creda, crede, credo, from Latin crēdō ("I believe"), from Proto-Italic *krezdō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱréddʰh₁eti ("to place one's heart, i.e., to trust, believe"), a compound phrase of the oblique case form of *ḱḗr. Creed is cognate with Old Irish cretim ("to believe"), Sanskrit श्रद्दधाति ("to have faith or faithfulness, to have belief or confidence, believe"). shraddha.