creed

/kriːd/ (bre, ipa) · [krˈid] /kriːd/ (ame, ipa) · [krˈid] /ˈkrēd/ (ame, mw)

creed — noun

  • creedsingular
  • creedsplural

1. a small group of deeply held convictions about right and wrong that guide the da

1.名詞C1
釋義

a small group of deeply held convictions about right and wrong that guide the daily choices a person, family, or organisation makes — for example, a politician deciding honesty must come before personal gain, or a coach insisting effort matters more than winning.

例句

Hamza built his small bakery around a creed of fair pay and honest ingredients.

noun phrase: a creed of [values]

The Tagaloa family's creed was that no neighbour should ever go hungry on their street.

possessive: someone's creed was that…

同義詞
  • credo

    more literary; often a single memorable line that sums up the belief

  • philosophy

    broader and more systematic; covers ideas as well as values

  • ethos

    the shared character or atmosphere of a group rather than a stated belief

  • principles

    plural; refers to specific rules rather than one overall outlook

文法句型

someone's creed

creed of [group]

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person, family, or organisation whose values are stable across many situations. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is personal or group-held, never recited as part of a religious service.

常見錯誤

❌I have a creed to finish this report by Friday.
✅I have a goal to finish this report by Friday.
💡a creed is a lasting moral principle, not a short-term task.
❌Her creed changes every week.
✅Her opinion changes every week.
💡a creed is stable; if it shifts often, it is an opinion, not a creed.

2. a fixed wording — usually a few short paragraphs — that a Christian congregation

2.名詞C1
釋義

a fixed wording — usually a few short paragraphs — that a Christian congregation says out loud together during a service to declare what the church officially believes, such as the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.

例句

The whole congregation stood and recited the Apostles' Creed before the morning prayer.

recite the [Name] Creed

Anya whispered along quietly because she had not yet memorised the creed.

memorise the creed

同義詞
  • confession of faith

    more formal theological term for the same kind of document

  • doctrine

    the underlying teachings; a creed is the short spoken summary of doctrine

文法句型

recite the Creed

the [Name] Creed

用法筆記

Often capitalised when naming a specific text (the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed). Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is a fixed wording spoken aloud in a Christian service, not a personal set of values.

常見錯誤

❌The temple monks chanted the creed.
✅The temple monks chanted the sutra.
💡'creed' in this sense is specifically a Christian text; use 'sutra', 'mantra', or 'liturgy' for other religions.
❌She wrote her own creed for the wedding.
✅She wrote her own vows for the wedding.
💡a creed in this sense is an official church text, not something an individual writes.