creed

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creed /kriːd/ noun [countableC]

1 RRa set of beliefs or principles 信条，信念；原则

Marxism has never been weaker as a political creed.

作为一种政治信条，它从来没有像现在这样衰微过。

a religious creed

宗教信条

people of all colours and creeds

各种肤色和信仰的人

2. the Creed RRCa formal statement of belief spoken in certain Christian churches 〔在某些基督教会中宣讲的〕信经

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the Creed• Thus it could not compete with Lancashire, and rigid protection of the home market became the creed of all Catalan industrialists.• Far into the next century, Du Bois lost support of many black church people when he espoused the creed of Marxism.• I still can not go to a service, nor say the Creed.• The former depicted the royal coat of arms, texts from the scriptures, the Creed, or the Lord's Prayer.• Surely they must have some doubts, made some mental reservations to the creed they so confidently recited morning and night.

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creed• Mother Teresa offered her service and love to people of every caste and creed.• Our church welcomes people of various races, colors, and creeds.• When I attended Lois's church no one asked me to sign any creeds.• Give everybody an equal chance, regardless of race, color, creed, or gender.• Breaking down creed and colour, With broadside shots of laughter.• I am running for everybody in Britain, irrespective of colour or creed.• He had acted in accordance with the Punjab creed, but with too much enthusiasm and a few decades too late.• Surely they must have some doubts, made some mental reservations to the creed they so confidently recited morning and night.• The enlightened founders were eager to produce a universal creed that they could throw like a tent over the diverse church religions.• Gandhi had mental health because in him word, creed, and deed were one; he was integrated.• The belief in Jesus as a prophet is a major part of several world creeds.

political creed• Coalitionism was not then only a political creed, but also a web of friendships and habits that underpinned political cooperation.• I laughed when I read of the things which they considered important: political creeds, literary cliques, careerist intrigues.

Origin creed

(900-1000) Latin credo; → CREDO

creed noun

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