credo

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English credo, from Old French credo, from Latin crēdō (“to believe”); doublet of creed. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɹidəʊ/, /ˈkɹeɪdəʊ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɹidoʊ/, /ˈkɹeɪdoʊ/ Hyphenation: cre‧do Rhymes: -iːdəʊ === Noun === credo (plural credos or credoes) A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself. (Christianity) The liturgical creed (usually the Nicene Creed), or a musical arrangement of it for use in church services. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “credo”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “credo”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === OCRed, Coder, cored, coder, Dorce, decor, décor == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch crede, credo, borrowed from Latin crēdō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkreː.doː/ Hyphenation: cre‧do Rhymes: -eːdoː === Noun === credo n (plural credo's, diminutive credootje n) (religion, chiefly Christianity) confession of faith, creed Synonyms: belijdenis, geloofsbelijdenis (by extension) (strong) conviction Synonym: overtuiging ==== Derived terms ==== credobord credo-tekst ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: kredo == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkre.do/ Rhymes: -edo Hyphenation: cré‧do === Etymology 1 === From Latin credō. ==== Noun ==== credo m (plural credi) creed === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== credo first-person singular present indicative of credere Credo. ― I believe. === Anagrams === cedro, cedrò, corde, crode == Latin == === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *krezðō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred-dʰeh₁-ti (“to place one's heart, i.e. to trust, believe”), compound phrase of oblique case form of *ḱḗr (“heart”) (whence also Latin cor) and *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”) (whence -dō (“put”)). Cognates include Sanskrit श्रद्दधाति (śraddadhāti, “to trust, believe”) and Old Irish creitid (“believes”, verb). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkreː.doː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkrɛː.do] === Verb === crēdō (present infinitive crēdere, perfect active crēdidī, supine crēditum); third conjugation (with accusative or dative) to believe, to trust in, to give credence to to confide in, have confidence in Synonyms: cōnfīdō, fīdō Antonyms: suspicor, diffīdō, suspiciō to think, imagine, suppose, assume Synonyms: cēnseō, iūdicō, putō, cōgitō, sentiō, exīstimō, arbitror, opīnor, reor to commit or consign something to one for preservation, protection, etc., to entrust to one to lend, to loan ==== Usage notes ==== Crēdō often governs the dative with persons believed in, but the accusative with things or concepts believed in. The accusative may be accompanied by a preposition: Crēdō in ūnum Deum = "I believe in one God". ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Borrowings based on the phrase crēdō in Deum (“I believe in God”) in the Nicene Creed: === References === === Further reading === “credo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “credo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers credo in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2026), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication “credo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[2], London: Macmillan and Co. De Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN == Middle English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French credo, from Latin crēdō (“to believe”) in the Nicene Creed or Apostle's Creed. Doublet of crede. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkrɛːdoː/ === Noun === credo (uncountable) The Nicene Creed or Apostle's Creed. ==== Descendants ==== English: credo ==== References ==== “crēdō, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old English == === Noun === crēdo m alternative form of crēda == Old French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin crēdō (“to believe”) in the Nicene Creed or Apostle's Creed. === Noun === credo oblique singular, m (nominative singular credo) The Nicene Creed or Apostle's Creed. ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: credo French: credo → Middle English: credoEnglish: credo ==== References ==== Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “crēdĕre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 1306 == Polish == === Alternative forms === kredo === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin crēdō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkrɛ.dɔ/ Rhymes: -ɛdɔ Syllabification: cre‧do Homophone: kredo === Noun === credo n (indeclinable) (Christianity) credo (liturgical creed (usually the Nicene Creed), or a musical arrangement of it for use in church services) credo (belief system) === Further reading === “credo”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “credo”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin credō (“to believe”). Doublet of creio. For the usage as an interjection, compare the synonymous creio em Deus Pai!. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: cre‧do === Noun === credo m (plural credos) (religion) creed; credo (a religious belief system) Synonyms: crença, religião Antonym: descrença ==== Related terms ==== === Interjection === credo! ew! (expression of disgust or nausea) Synonym: (Brazil) eca Jesus! (expression of unpleasant surprise) Synonyms: Jesus, (Brazil) nossa, (Brazil, regional) creio em Deus Pai === Further reading === “credo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “credo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin credo. === Noun === credo n (uncountable) credo (belief system) ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin credō (“to believe”). Doublet of creo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɾedo/ [ˈkɾe.ð̞o] Rhymes: -edo Syllabification: cre‧do === Noun === credo m (plural credos) (religion) creed ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “credo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === cedro, cerdo == Welsh == === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkrɛdɔ/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkreːdɔ/, /ˈkrɛdɔ/ === Verb === credo (literary) third-person singular present subjunctive of credu === Mutation ===