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credendum

credendum

9.9
A belief in a creed that people are expected to accept
  • noun
  • /krɪˈdɛndəm/
  • Formal
translation icon : credendum
  • Many theologians study each credendum in depth to understand the foundations of the faith.

Examples

  • In his lecture, the priest explained the significance of each credendum within the church's teachings.

  • The credendum of the Christian doctrine outlines the essential beliefs that guide adherents.

  • The same development occurred in the case of Lat. CREDENDUM > OSp. creyendo, and SEDENDUM > OSp. seyendo.

    Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

article of faith
vscredendum
1 7.4

A statement in a religious creed that people must accept

refers to the specific creed section that presents that belief

How Accepted

dogma
48 7.7
doctrine
199 6.0
credendum
  • Formal
9.9
teaching
217 3.4
claim
818 3.3

Surface Forms

credendum singular
credenda plural

Etymology

Credendum comes from the Latin credere 'to believe' and the ending -ndum meaning 'that must be', so it literally means 'a thing to be believed' and is used for one part of a creed, a belief people are meant to accept.