creed

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English crede, from Old English crēda, crēdo, from Latin crēdō (“to believe”), from Proto-Italic *krezdō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱréd-dʰeh₁-ti (“to trust, believe”, literally “to place one's heart”), 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɹiːd/ (General American) IPA(key): /kɹid/ Rhymes: -iːd === Noun === creed (plural creeds) That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious doctrine; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to. (specifically, religion) 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. (rare) The fact of believing; belief, faith. ==== Hyponyms ==== Apostles' Creed Athanasian Creed Nicene Creed ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === creed (third-person singular simple present creeds, present participle creeding, simple past and past participle creeded) (ambitransitive, obsolete, only survives in "creeded") To believe; to credit. (intransitive) To provide with a creed. ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “creed”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “creed”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Further reading === creed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia creed (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === ceder, cered, rec'ed == Spanish == === Verb === creed second-person plural imperative of creer