Relating to or concerning a creed or a formal statement of religious beliefs.
Formed from 'creed' with the Latin suffix '-al,' meaning 'pertaining to.' The word emerged in English theological writing to describe matters relating specifically to creeds as doctrinal statements.
Credal differences have historically been the cause of wars and church splits—the addition of just a few words to creeds in ancient times caused massive schisms! It shows how powerfully humans care about precise statements of belief.
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