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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
But envisioning those creeds stenciled into the end zones moves me to imagine a different kind of
Super Bowl that might be played tomorrow.
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Scott Simon, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
Indeed, perhaps the only thing that binds people of all races, creeds, and colors together is the universal insistence that the end is nigh.
—George Pendle, airmail.news, 8 Feb. 2025
While most of your time is spent exploring the Caribbean's islands on your ship and partaking in naval warfare, Black Flag still manages to explore the titular creed and how Edward Kenway relates to or opposes it.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
This nation of nearly 1.5 billion was shedding its old secular creed and, despite the fact that 200 million of its citizens are Muslim, being reborn as a land of Hindu-nationalist ideals.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Scott Simon, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
Indeed, perhaps the only thing that binds people of all races, creeds, and colors together is the universal insistence that the end is nigh.
—George Pendle, airmail.news, 8 Feb. 2025
While most of your time is spent exploring the Caribbean's islands on your ship and partaking in naval warfare, Black Flag still manages to explore the titular creed and how Edward Kenway relates to or opposes it.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
This nation of nearly 1.5 billion was shedding its old secular creed and, despite the fact that 200 million of its citizens are Muslim, being reborn as a land of Hindu-nationalist ideals.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creed
Noun
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The philosophy boils down to a simple goal: avoiding aging.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
21 Mar. 2025
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If your design philosophy leans towards maximizing style and space, the Gardyn Home Kit 2.0 is your vertical gardening soulmate.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
20 Mar. 2025
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The university said his areas of interest include religion, violence and peace processes in the Middle East and South Asia.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Cromwell and Mary were fundamentally opposed on matters of religion, with Mary famously clinging to the old ways of the Catholic Church.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Trump has derided the Education Department as wasteful and polluted by liberal ideology.—
Collin Binkley and Chris Megerian,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Overseas, resentment against Musk stems largely from his support of right-wing political groups and ideology.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Think of the cults, the divorce lawyers, the groupies, the scale of the cosmetics industry, the sports cars.—
Jaron Lanier,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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These are people who are in something very close to a cult, which has such a strong pull on them.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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On March 27, Coney Barrett, a Trump nominee, expressed major concerns about reviving the doctrine, which hasn't been used since the 1930s and could severely weaken the power of government agencies.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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The central question before the court was whether Congress and the FCC violated that doctrine through the scheme.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Creed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creed. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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