A creed is a set of beliefs or principles that guide how a person or group thinks and behaves. It is often used for religious statements of belief.
From Latin *crēdō* meaning “I believe,” the first word of many early Christian belief statements. Over time, English used *creed* for any formal or strong set of beliefs.
A creed is basically a ‘belief script’ people agree to follow. Even companies have creeds now—mission statements are just modern business creeds dressed in corporate language.
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