creed

«creed» in Mova's school dictionary: a short statement of the main things a religion believes… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a creed, creeds; the Creed)

meaning for a pupil

1) (church) A creed is a short statement of the main things a religion believes, said together in a service; the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed are said in many churches. tree →

2) A creed is any set of beliefs or principles someone lives by. tree →

sense in the lessons

In church, Christians stand and say the Creed: "I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth…". In ethics and citizenship, "people of every race and creed" means of all religions and beliefs. Phrases: the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, say the creed, of every creed.

examples

• We said the Apostles' Creed at the start of assembly. tree →
• The Creed begins "I believe in God". tree →
• Our club welcomes people of every race and creed. tree →
• Kindness to animals is her creed. tree →
• The congregation stood for the Creed. tree →
• The Nicene Creed is said in many churches. tree →
• This belief is not peculiar to the Slavonians but it is one of the characteristic features of their spiritual creed. tree →

note

Countable. The word comes from Latin "credo" (I believe), like "credit" and "incredible". Capital C when naming a church creed.

In the corpora

• The Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed are short statements of belief said together in church.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «creed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.