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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Athanasian Creed, Catechism, Nicene Creed, Weltanschauung, affirmance, affirmation, allegation, announcement, annunciation, articles of faith, articles of religion, assertion, asseveration, averment, avouchment, avowal, belief, catechism, church, communion, conclusion, connection, course, credenda, credo, cult, declaration, denomination, dictum, doctrinal statement, doctrine, dogma, enunciation, faith, formulated belief, gospel, guiding principles, ideology, ipse dixit, ism, line, manifesto, orthodoxy, persuasion, plan of action, platform, policy, political faith, political philosophy, polity, position, position paper, positive declaration, predicate, predication, principles, procedure, proclamation, profession, pronouncement, proposition, protest, protestation, religion, religious belief, religious faith, say, say-so, saying, school, sect, stance, stand, statement, system of belief, system of beliefs, teaching, tenet, theology, tradition, utterance, vouch, weltanschauung, word, world view
Dictionary Results for creed:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
creed
    n 1: any system of principles or beliefs [syn: creed, credo]
    2: the written body of teachings of a religious group that are
       generally accepted by that group [syn: religious doctrine,
       church doctrine, gospel, creed]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Creed \Creed\, v. t.
   To believe; to credit. [Obs.]
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         That part which is so creeded by the people. --Milton.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Creed \Creed\ (kr[=e]d), n. [OE. credo, crede, AS. creda, fr. L.
   credo I believe, at the beginning of the Apostles' creed, fr.
   credere to believe; akin to OIr. cretim I believe, and Skr.
   [,c]raddadh[=a]mi; [,c]rat trust + dh[=a] to put. See Do,
   v. t., and cf. Credo, Grant.]
   1. A definite summary of what is believed; esp., a summary of
      the articles of Christian faith; a confession of faith for
      public use; esp., one which is brief and comprehensive.
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            In the Protestant system the creed is not coordinate
            with, but always subordinate to, the Bible.
                                                  --Schaff-Herzog
                                                  Encyc.
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   2. Any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered
      to.
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            I love him not, nor fear him; there's my creed.
                                                  --Shak.
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   Apostles' creed, Athanasian creed, Nicene creed. See
      under Apostle, Athanasian, Nicene.
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