Synonyms for creed
Definitions
- n. 1
That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious doctrine; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to.
Holonyms: belief system, cosmology
Related words
- Word family
- credence credendum credential credenza credibility credible credit creditable
Forms
- Plural
- creeds → religions, credos, dogmas, doctrines…
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A doctrine or dogma is a statement of some one item of belief; a creed is a summary of doctrines or dogmas.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- religion Catholics could not openly observe their religion.
- doctrine Tom has a doctrine of "not rocking the boat".
- dogma His dogma forbids that he eats fish during Passover.
- gospel Juan is reading the Gospel according to Matthew.
- catechism Tom and Mary were memorizing a catechism.
By length
- 5 letters
- faith1, dogma2, tenet2, credo2
- 6 letters
- belief2, gospel2
- 8 letters
- religion3, doctrine2
- 9 letters
- catechism4
- 10 letters
- persuasion3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dogma2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- credo