Notion vs Creed - What's the difference?
notion | creed |
Mental]] apprehension of whatever may be known, [[think, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
* (Isaac Newton) (1642-1727)
* (George Cheyne) (1671-1743)
* (Isaac Watts) (1674-1748)
* (Alexander Hamilton) (ca.1756-1804)
A sentiment; an opinion.
* (Joseph Addison) (1672-1719)
* (John Henry Newman) (1801-1890)
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(label) Sense; mind. Shakespeare.
(label) An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.
Any small article used in sewing and haberdashery, such as a button or zipper.
(label) Inclination; intention; disposition.
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:
As nouns the difference between notion and creed
is that notion is mental]] apprehension of whatever may be known, [[think|thought, or imagined; idea, concept while 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.As a verb creed is
to believe; to credit.notion
Noun
(en noun)- What hath been generally agreed on, I content myself to assume under the notion of principles.
- Few agree in their notions about these words.
- That notion of hunger, cold, sound, color, thought, wish, or fear which is in the mind, is called the "idea" of hunger, cold, etc.
- Notion , again, signifies either the act of apprehending, signalizing, that is, the remarking or taking note of, the various notes, marks, or characters of an object which its qualities afford, or the result of that act.
- The extravagant notion they entertain of themselves.
- A perverse will easily collects together a system of notions to justify itself in its obliquity.
George Goodchild
See also
* concept * conception * meaningExternal links
* * ----creed
English
Noun
(en noun)- The precipice she stood on was immense, / So was her creed in her own innocence.