CREED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of creed in English

Examples from literature
  • A history of the Creed has not been attempted. 
  • Before crawling into their sleeping-bags, and at Bennett's request, all joined in repeating the Creed and the Lord's Prayer. 
  • It is somewhat startling to find in the Creed this statement regarding our Lord, "He descended into hell." 
  • Must I, too, rise and say the Creed? 
  • Then she would bid her say the Lord's Prayer and the Creed. 
(Definition of creed from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of creed from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of creed

creed
That was the family creed that was taught.
From ABC News
Take for example the new words in the creed.
Religion and creed are choices, but they enjoy federal anti-discrimination status.
Creeds are not built up out of facts.
Nowhere is this shield more necessary than in our own country for a people composed of many races and of many creeds.
I am interested in all races, and creeds.
Our different faiths come together in the same moral creed.
From NPR
The stage supports all kinds of artists, renowned and unknown, as does the clientele -- a mix of races, ages and creeds.
And this will be open to people regardless of race, creed, and gender.
It is a reflection of our diversity, of people from different races and creeds who fought for the ideals that bind us as one nation.
From NPR
Each of us can walk this path, no matter our age, faith, race, gender, country or creed.
What teen isn't searching for an adoptable creed?
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Translations of creed

in Chinese (Traditional)
信條, 信念, 教義…
in Chinese (Simplified)
信条, 信念, 教义…
in Spanish
credo, el Credo…
in Portuguese
credo, o Credo…
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信条…
itikat, inançlar manzumesi, dinsel inançlar…
credo…
credo…
geloofsbelijdenis…
tro, overbevisning, livsopfattelse…
trosbekännelse…
fahaman…
das Glaubensbekenntnis…
trosbekjennelse…
переконання, віровчення…
убеждения…
عَقيدة…
víra, vyznání víry…
kredo…
ข้อบัญญัติทางศาสนา, หลักความเชื่อ…
tín ngưỡng…
wyznanie, wyznanie wiary…
주의, 신념…
credo, fede…
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