transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrēd ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English crede, from Old English crēda, from Latin credo (first word of the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds), from credere to believe, trust, entrust; akin to Old Irish cretid he believes, Sanskrit śrad-dadhāti
Date: before 12th century
1. : a brief authoritative formula of religious belief
2. : a set of fundamental beliefs ; also : a guiding principle
• creed·al or cre·dal ˈkrē-d ə l adjective