creed

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Synonyms: creep, greed, reed, breed, treed, screed, creek, cried, dreed, creel, freed

Antonyms: creep, greed, reed, breed, treed, screed, creek, cried, dreed, creel, freed

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Noun

1. That which is [[believe]]d; [[accepted#Adjective|accepted]] [[doctrine]], especially [[religious]] doctrine; a particular set of [[belief]]s; any [[summary]] of [[principle]]s or [[opinion]]s [[profess]]ed or [[adhere]]d to.
2. {{lb|en|specifically|religion}} A [[reading#Noun|reading]] or [[statement]] of [[belief]] that [[summarize]]s the [[faith]] it represents; a [[confession]] of faith for public use, especially one which is [[brief#Adjective|brief]] and [[comprehensive]].
3. {{lb|en|rare}} The fact of [[believe|believing]]; belief, faith.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|ambitransitive|obsolete|only survives in "creeded"}} To [[believe]]; to [[credit#Verb|credit]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[provide]] with a [[#Noun|creed]].

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