creed

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

CREED, noun [This word seems to have been introduced by the use of the Latin credo, I believe, at the beginning of the Apostles creed or brief system of Christian faith. See creed ] 1. A brief summary of the articles of Christian faith; a symbol; as the Apostolic creed 2. That which is believed; any system of principles which are believed or professed; as a political creed
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