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Definition of creed noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

creed

noun
 
/kriːd/
 
/kriːd/
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  1. [countable] a set of principles or religious beliefs
    • We welcome people of all races, colours and creeds.
    • discrimination on the basis of race, colour or creed
    • What is his political creed?
    Extra Examples
    • It's really a reformist rather than a revolutionary creed.
    • The creed of individualism prevailed in the 1980s.
    Topics Religion and festivalsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • political
    • religious
    verb + creed
    • adopt
    • embrace
    • reject
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  2. the Creed
    [singular] a statement of Christian belief that is spoken as part of some church services
  3. Word OriginOld English, from Latin credo.
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