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credo

[kree-doh, krey-] / ˈkri doʊ, ˈkreɪ- /
NOUN
belief
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Unlike almost all of them, however, he managed to create out of that credo something timeless and enduring.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

The fifth Puritan credo that’s still with us is "hard work is holy, while idleness is a sin."

From Salon May 26, 2025

You also note that throughout the book you explore an eighth credo, the divide between "grace" and "nature" that "distinguishes and creates a hierarchy between humans and the rest of the planet."

From Salon May 26, 2025

He gives the example of the space marines, who live by the credo "they shall know no fear".

From BBC Dec. 10, 2024

To support this credo, he submitted a goodly number of original drawings and oil paintings.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

Bronner inherited his verbosity and gumption from his grandfather, Emanuel Bronner, who originally crammed all-caps, feel-good credos onto the labels of his soap bottles in the 1940s.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

You write that you find seven of the Puritan credos "to be most pervasive and problematic" and you devote a chapter to each.

From Salon May 26, 2025

Here’s a look at crackpot credos that flourished and foundered in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2022

Then: Protests fueled by Christian credos with a soundtrack of gospel music and spirituals.

From Seattle Times Jun. 23, 2020

"Intellige ut credos verbum meum," said Augustine to the rationalists of his day, "sed crede ut intelligas verbum Dei."

From The Ministry of the Spirit by Gordon, A. J. (Adoniram Judson)




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