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credo

credo

18 7.5
A set of beliefs that guide how a person or group acts
  • noun
  • /ˈkriːdoʊ/
  • Formal
: credo
  • My credo is, "Don't tread on me."
  • an artistic credo
  • a credo of their own

OK, Facts are stubborn things, and my credo in life is don't quarrel with facts.

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Examples

  • As I wrote two years ago in my political credo, fiscal policy is also moral in nature.

    Blog text (1)
  • OK, Facts are stubborn things, and my credo in life is don't quarrel with facts.

  • I say, because I live by a certain credo, do your best and forget the rest.

  • And remember I said their number one credo in life is get them before they get you.

  • Drink what you like, say what you want, which is my credo in life as well as here.

  • That became the credo of the Democratic Party.

  • Such a credo builds the core of actual quality assurance activities in schools.

    Academic text (2005)
  • How did we let all this happen in a nation that prides itself on its credo of freedom, equality, and democracy?

    Academic text (2002)
  • The Code is the cornerstone of a civilized society, the very credo upon which this nation was built.

  • The majority of my generation lived by the credo our parents taught us.

Synonyms

philosophy
vscredo
514 4.4

A set of ideas that guide how a person or group acts

is more action-guiding and practical than broad reflective belief systems
doctrine
vscredo
199 6.0

A set of beliefs taught and held by a group, for example a religion or political party

is the broader personal or group guiding belief system rather than formal teaching
ethic
vscredo
79 4.4

A set of moral rules that guide how a person or group behaves

is a general belief system covering values beyond just moral rules
creed
vscredo
72 4.5

A set of beliefs that guide a person or group

is a general guiding set of beliefs not limited to religious forms
dogma
vscredo
48 7.7

A belief or idea leaders expect everyone to accept without question

is a guiding belief set that may be chosen, not declared absolute by authority
morals
vscredo
1 2.3

Ideas about what is right and wrong that guide how people behave

is a broader guiding ideology, not limited to right or wrong rules
credenda
vscredo
  • Formal
9.9

Religious beliefs that people accept as true

is the active set of guiding beliefs used to direct actions rather than lists

Antonyms

86 3.0

A feeling when you do not think something is true

How Strong

dogma
48 7.7
doctrine
199 6.0
credo
  • Formal
18 7.5
belief
∞ 1.1
idea
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

credo singular
credos plural

Etymology

Credo comes from the Latin word credere, which means 'to believe', and the Latin form credo literally means 'I believe'. So a credo is like a personal 'I believe' — a short set of beliefs or principles someone lives by, similar to the English word creed.