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Creed vs Cred - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between creed and cred

is that creed is that which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to while cred is credibility.

As a verb creed

is to believe; to credit.

creed

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to.
  • A reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents; a definite summary of what is believed; a confession of faith for public use; especially, one which is brief and comprehensive.
  • * A creed is a manifesto of religious or spiritual beliefs
  • (rare) The fact of believing; belief, faith.
  • * 1819 , Lord Byron, Don Juan , I:
  • The precipice she stood on was immense, / So was her creed in her own innocence.

    Derived terms

    * Apostles' Creed * Athanasian Creed * Nicene Creed

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To believe; to credit.
  • References

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    cred

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (urban, slang) Credibility.
  • After listening to that sheer pile of bull mess he tried to tell me yesterday, I've decided he's got precisely zero cred as far as I'm concerned.
  • * 2002 , Popular Science (volume 261, number 5, November 2002, page 48)
  • Don't worry about losing geek cred here: In addition to its usual functions, the remote will be able to call up a customizable Command menu that executes any program or script you have the temerity to put in its configuration file.
  • (computing, informal, usually, in the plural) credential
  • 1998', "Lou Langholtz", ''DCE programming: using login '''creds to auth server?'' (on newsgroup ''comp.soft-sys.dce )

    Derived terms

    * street cred

    Anagrams

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