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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
On the debate stage, Vance tried to thread the needle of attracting moderates while staying true to the America First creed.
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Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Putin began proclaiming a messianic creed of Russian fascism.
—Philip Zelikow, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
The act enforced the creed that corporations owed allegiance not only to shareholders but also to stakeholders, including their own employees.
—Mahnoor Khan, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2024
In The New Leviathans, Gray contends that liberalism is a fundamentally erroneous creed built on dangerous myths and illusions.
—Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
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Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Putin began proclaiming a messianic creed of Russian fascism.
—Philip Zelikow, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
The act enforced the creed that corporations owed allegiance not only to shareholders but also to stakeholders, including their own employees.
—Mahnoor Khan, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2024
In The New Leviathans, Gray contends that liberalism is a fundamentally erroneous creed built on dangerous myths and illusions.
—Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creed
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In his first term, Trump helped form conservative majorities in six federal appellate courts and entrenched a conservative judiciary at the nation’s highest court that embraced originalist legal philosophies held closely by stalwart figures such as Scalia.Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
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But, with Ballistic, Epic Games has moved away from that philosophy.Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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Another holiday celebrated within the fictional religion is the Verdukian Holiday of Mouth Pleasures, which includes indulging in free sausage pizza.Skyler Caruso, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Nef devoted ninety-three pages, over forty percent of his book A Search for Civilization, to faith and religion.Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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School voucher rhetoric has shifted, deliberately, from talk about freedom and choice to the language of the culture wars, painting public schools as indoctrinating students in far left radicalism and gender ideology.Peter Greene, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Most of what’s in the film, especially the crimes and insidious ideology Mathews espoused, is, unfortunately, factual.Zach Baylin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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On social media, there’s an incentive to put the appeal to AI front and center for engagement; there’s a whole cult of AI influencer weirdos who are more than happy to boost this stuff.Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 23 Dec. 2024
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The series — which lasted only one season but later became a cult classic — actually ended with Nick revealing his love of disco and disco dancing.Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Read: The collapse of the Khamenei doctrine The end of the Axis is good news.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Russia updated its nuclear doctrine last month to justify a nuclear strike in response to an attack on Russia by a non-nuclear country, if they are backed by a nuclear-armed nation.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Creed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creed. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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