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Date: 900-1000
Language: Latin
Origin: credo; CREDO

creed

 noun
     
Related topics: Religion
creed [countable]
1RR a set of beliefs or principles:
Marxism has never been weaker as a political creed.
people of all colours and creeds
2

the Creed

RRC a formal statement of belief spoken in certain Christian churches
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