creed
UK/kri:d/US
TOEFLC2
Definitions
n.
A set of religious beliefs, especially a formal statement of Christian faith
信经，教义；（尤指基督教的）信仰宣告
n.
A set of guiding principles or beliefs a person or group lives by
信条，准则
Root Breakdown
Root-derived=creed
From Latin crēdo, "I believe" — the first word of the Latin profession of faith. A creed is belief boiled down to a fixed, recited set of statements. It later broadened beyond religion to mean any guiding set of principles.
Root cred still carries 12 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.religious creed宗教信条
- 2.political creed政治信条
- 3.regardless of race or creed不分种族或信仰
Example Sentences
- 1.
Honesty is the heart of his personal creed.
- 2.
People of every creed were welcomed at the gathering.