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as in religion
a body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities
the credo of the ancient Egyptians involved a variety of polytheism
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Recent Examples of credo
Their credo is to decapitate, torture, kill and celebrate.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
At the time, the cleansing-fire credo was slower spreading to America, where the war came later and cost much less, and, indeed, ushered in something like yet another Gilded Age, the Jazz Age of the twenties, built on cheap credit and with its own cast of tycoon characters.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The operating credo at the outset of the Trump Administration has a transactional, Tammany Hall logic: there is no rule except power.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
That credo that guided both her teaching and her artmaking.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
At the time, the cleansing-fire credo was slower spreading to America, where the war came later and cost much less, and, indeed, ushered in something like yet another Gilded Age, the Jazz Age of the twenties, built on cheap credit and with its own cast of tycoon characters.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The operating credo at the outset of the Trump Administration has a transactional, Tammany Hall logic: there is no rule except power.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
That credo that guided both her teaching and her artmaking.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for credo
Noun
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Bold, maximal artworks challenging religion and American intervention in Latin America.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Trump unites all people, regardless of race, religion or color of their skin.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This philosophy is reflected in the design of the Classic Perpetual Calendar Manufacture, which combines elegance and functionality, offered at the remarkable price of $9,995 — far below the usual cost for such complications.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2025
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There are also current events and a smattering of philosophy.—
Yvonne Zipp,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That concept of freedom might be better exemplified by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, another Third World death cult that promised liberation and promoted slaughter — and that came with its own prominent apologists on American college campuses.—
Bret Stephens,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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The film, written by Quentin Tarantino, has achieved cult status. 7. 'Top Gun' (1986) IMDb Rating: 6.9 Kilmer's portrayal of Iceman, a rival pilot to Tom Cruise's Maverick, became iconic in this high-flying action drama that defined a generation.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Very few things, like sports, unify people across backgrounds, cultures, and ideologies.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Musk’s alliance with far-right wing movements and fascist-adjacent ideology has also caused protesters outside the U.S. to destroy Tesla products.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2025
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For its 38,000 citizens, and the many visitors that travel to the second smallest country in the world, Mammon may appear to be the ruling creed.—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Mar. 2025
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The basis of the American creed is that all of us are created equal, not that we are created alike.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On March 27, Coney Barrett, a Trump nominee, expressed major concerns about reviving the doctrine, which hasn't been used since the 1930s and could severely weaken the power of government agencies.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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The central question before the court was whether Congress and the FCC violated that doctrine through the scheme.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Credo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credo. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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