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as in ideology
the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group
central to the creed of this organization of medical volunteers is the belief that health care is a basic human right
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as in religion
a body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities
the Amish live by a strict creed that rejects many of the values and practices of modern society
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Recent Examples of creed
His season, too, has been underwhelming (minus-114 in 1,645 minutes for Golden State’s second-worst plus-minus) in accordance with his future Hall of Fame standards, but his personal creed remains intact.
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Sam Gordon, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
The ad turns everyday moments into a triumphant celebration of America — people of all creeds, races, and backgrounds learning in classrooms, working on job sites, and celebrating family gatherings.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026
My father stood for a mystical, different, interpretation of Islam that was not the creed of the revolutionaries.
—Mishal Husain, Bloomberg, 13 Mar. 2026
Hillcrest’s Jamir Ratliff has a personal creed about not letting the weight of expectations bother him.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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Sam Gordon, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
The ad turns everyday moments into a triumphant celebration of America — people of all creeds, races, and backgrounds learning in classrooms, working on job sites, and celebrating family gatherings.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026
My father stood for a mystical, different, interpretation of Islam that was not the creed of the revolutionaries.
—Mishal Husain, Bloomberg, 13 Mar. 2026
Hillcrest’s Jamir Ratliff has a personal creed about not letting the weight of expectations bother him.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creed
Noun
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From Nasser to Khomeini, the region’s revolutionary ideologies have delivered only ruin.—
Danielle Pletka,
Washington Post,
1 May 2026
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In 1986 Moscow concealed risks, dismissed warning signs and placed ideology above the lives of its citizens.—
Benjamin Mack-Jackson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In 1970 the law was amended to extend immigration and citizenship rights to the children and grandchildren of Jews, as well as to their spouses, but the amendment excluded people who had been Jewish and voluntarily adopted another religion.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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Discussions about politics, religion or racial issues might have too much explosive intensity.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Still, their philosophies and tendencies remain to be learned.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Savic-Jambert explains that a garage door is generally not an exterior element that people are looking to draw attention to at all, and pastels go against that philosophy.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
26 Apr. 2026
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The cult of Santa Muerte could, of course, be said to be in the thrall of that fantasy, but the same could be said of the cult’s main antagonist, the Catholic Church, which has vociferously denounced the movement.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The cult status Drain Gang commands online has created an inscrutable, near-mythical air around its members.—
Harry Thorfinn-George,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Creed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creed. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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