creed C2+ Topic:Religion & Belief US /krid/ UK /kriːd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a formal statement of religious belief or a set of guiding principles Tolerance was the central tenet of his personal creed. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a formal statement of... belieffaithdoctrinecredodogmatenetconviction Word family Derived forms creedal Related forms credocredencecrediblecredit Etymology AI details From Old English 'crēda', borrowed from Latin 'crēdō' ('I believe'), the opening word of the Apostles' Creed, from 'crēdere' ('to believe'). crēda Old English crēdō Latin crēdere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Religion & Belief Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # creed **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /krid/ **IPA (UK):** /kriːd/ ## Meanings 1. a formal statement of religious belief or a set of guiding principles ## Examples - Tolerance was the central tenet of his personal creed. ## Synonyms - belief - faith - doctrine - credo - dogma - tenet - conviction ## Derived Forms - creedal ## Related Forms - credo - credence - credible - credit ## Roots and Affixes - Root: crēda - Root: crēdō - Root: crēdere ## Etymology From Old English 'crēda', borrowed from Latin 'crēdō' ('I believe'), the opening word of the Apostles' Creed, from 'crēdere' ('to believe'). ## AI Etymology Creed comes from Old English 'crēda', borrowed from Latin 'crēdō' ('I believe'), the opening word of the Apostles' Creed, from 'crēdere' ('to believe'). The etymological trail includes Old English crēda, Latin crēdō, and Latin crēdere. As a noun, creed names a formal statement of religious belief or a set of guiding principles. The same family is visible in derived forms such as creedal and related forms such as credo, credence, credible, and credit. ## Topics - Religion & Belief - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown