CREED


Meaning of CREED in English

— creedal, credal , adj. — creeded , adj. — creedless , adj. — creedlessness , n.

/kreed/ , n.

1. any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.

2. any system or codification of belief or of opinion.

3. an authoritative, formulated statement of the chief articles of Christian belief, as the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, or the Athanasian Creed.

4. the creed . See Apostles' Creed .

[ bef. 1000; ME crede, OE creda credo I believe; see CREDO ]

Syn. 1, 2. faith, conviction, credo, dogma.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .