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Added 9 October 2026

credo

/ˈkɹidəʊ/ noun

Latin root: crēdō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about credo at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself.
The liturgical creed (usually the Nicene Creed), or a musical arrangement of it for use in church services.
Credo III is so beautiful!

Origin

Inherited from Middle English credo, from Old French credo, from Latin crēdō (“to believe”); doublet of creed.

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