Credo

/ˈkreɪdoʊ/ noun

Definition

A statement or system of beliefs and principles; the things someone truly believes in and lives by.

Etymology

From Latin 'credo' meaning 'I believe,' the first word of the Nicene Creed, a foundational statement of Christian faith. The term was adopted in English to mean any fundamental statement of personal or organizational beliefs.

Kelly Says

The word's origin in a religious confession is interesting because it shows how deeply 'stating what you believe' is tied to both religion and corporate culture—companies have mission statements and credos today because we inherited the idea from ancient creeds.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እነዚህን እ Manifesto እ
en-ze-hin eh Manifesto eh
ARالعربية
أؤمن
au-mun
BNবাংলা
আমি বিশ্বাস করি
ami biswas kari
CACatalà
crec
kreh
CSČeština
věřím
ver-eem
DADansk
jeg tror
yeh troh
DEDeutsch
glaube
glah-buh
ELΕλληνικά
πιστεύω
pisteuō
ESEspañol
creo
kreh-oh
FAفارسی
باور دارم
ba-vor dar-am
FISuomi
uskon
u-skon
FRFrançais
je crois
zhuh krwah
GUGU
મને વિશ્વાસ છે
mane visvas che
HAHA
Ina zuwa
ee-na zu-wa
HEעברית
אני מאמין
ani me-amin
HIहिन्दी
मैं विश्वास करता हूँ
main vishvas karta hoon
HUMagyar
hiszem
hees-zem
IDBahasa Indonesia
aku percaya
aku pe-ra-say-ah
IGIG
m gbakwara
m gbak-wa-ra
ITItaliano
credo
kreh-doh
JA日本語
信じる
shinjiru
KKKK
Мені сенім
meni senim
KMKM
ខ្ញុំ មាន អំណាច
kh-nyum mahn am-na-ch
KO한국어
믿는다
mitneunda
MRMR
माझ्याला विश्वास आहे
maajyaala viswas ahe
MSBahasa Melayu
aku percaya
aku pe-ra-say-ah
MYမြန်မာ
信じる
shin-zu
NLNederlands
ik geloof
ik gleu-vuh
NONorsk
jeg tror
yeg troh
PAPA
ਮੈਂ विश्वਾਸ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ
main viswas kar-da haan
PLPolski
wierzę
vye-rzeh
PTPortuguês
acredito
ah-kreh-dee-toh
RORomână
cred
krehd
RUРусский
верю
ver-yuh
SVSvenska
jag tror
yah troh
SWKiswahili
ninaamini
nee-na-a-mee-nee
TAதமிழ்
நம்புகிறேன்
nampukireen
TEతెలుగు
నేను నమ్ము
nenu nammu
THไทย
ฉันเชื่อ
chan cheua
TLTL
naniniwala ako
na-ni-ni-wa-la a-ko
TRTürkçe
inanırım
ee-nan-i-rim
UKУкраїнська
вірю
vir-yoo
URاردو
میں یقین رکھتا ہوں
main yaqeen rakht-a hoon
VITiếng Việt
tôi tin
toh tin
YOYO
mo gbàgbà
moh gbà-gbà
ZH中文
我相信
wǒ xiǎng xìn
ZUZU
Ngiyakholwa
Ngee-yah-khoh-lwah

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