any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.

any system or codification of belief or of opinion.

an authoritative, formulated statement of the chief articles of Christian belief, as the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, or the Athanasian Creed.

the creed. Apostles' Creed.

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articles of faith , canon , catechism , church , confession , conviction , cult , doctrine , dogma , faith , ideology , persuasion , profession , religion , tenet , weltanschauung , denomination , sect , apostles\' , associated-words: symbolics , belief , credo , ism , nicene , philosophy , principles , symbolism athanasian