Creed vs Denomination - What's the difference?
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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:
(uncountable) The act of naming]] or [[designate, designating.
(countable) That by which anything is denominated or styled; an epithet; a name, designation, or title; especially, a general name indicating a class of like individuals; a category; as, the denomination of units, or of thousands, or of fourths, or of shillings, or of tons.
(countable) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a sect or religious sub-goup; as, a religious denomination.
(countable) A unit in a series of units of weight, money, etc
:: What denomination is that money? They are all 50 euro notes.
As nouns the difference between creed and denomination
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 denomination is the act of naming or designating.As a verb creed
is to believe; to credit.creed
English
Noun
(en noun)- The precipice she stood on was immense, / So was her creed in her own innocence.
Derived terms
* Apostles' Creed * Athanasian Creed * Nicene CreedReferences
* * ----denomination
English
(wikipedia denomination)Noun
- She follows the Ahmadiyya denomination of Islam.
