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as in philosophy
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
David Stearns is happy because the Alonso contract is within his analytics creed of three or fewer years.
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Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
Our traditions are famously a melting pot of cultures and creeds.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Armed with that platform, Bongino castigated Covid-19 mandates, pushed unsubstantiated claims that Democrats stole the 2020 election, and promoted the America First creed.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
But envisioning those creeds stenciled into the end zones moves me to imagine a different kind of
Super Bowl that might be played tomorrow.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
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Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
Our traditions are famously a melting pot of cultures and creeds.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Armed with that platform, Bongino castigated Covid-19 mandates, pushed unsubstantiated claims that Democrats stole the 2020 election, and promoted the America First creed.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
But envisioning those creeds stenciled into the end zones moves me to imagine a different kind of
Super Bowl that might be played tomorrow.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creed
Noun
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Leipold, in a news conference on Friday, had some words that helped explain his overall recruiting philosophy.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2025
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At the end of the day, her believable beauty philosophy is why beauty trends may come and go—but this British makeup maven is forever.—
Jessica Ourisman,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Books The Faithless Generation Paul Baumann Traditional religion thrives in stable communities, not a world where innovators aim to ‘break things.’ Books Lies, Damned Lies, and Ideology John O’Sullivan The ideological lie persists, demanding compulsion to enforce its vision.—
Mary Katharine Ham,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
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Huge ideas concerning faith and religion also don’t amount to much.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2025
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In contrast, his Abundance ideology promotes reducing regulations and removing bottlenecks in housing construction.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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That’s a proper enough ideology to me.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Several of these involve a furtive religious cult known as the Scars — its adherents have a way of pussyfooting through the forest and doing absolutely horrible things to nonbelievers.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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According to Argentina prosecutor Fernando Arrigo, the pregnant woman may have been a victim of Rudnev’s Ashram Shambala, an organization described by Russian authorities as a cult.—
Betiana Fernández Martino and Hira Humayan,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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Compared with the fundamentalism of al-Qaida or Hamas, the doctrines of the Bolsheviks, the nationalism of the Nazis or the sun god worship of the Aztecs, Christianity does indeed seem not too bad.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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Roth said employees at the charity would have to be expressing and inculcating religious doctrine, such as requiring participation in a prayer before a meal is served at a soup kitchen.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Creed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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