creeds
Formal belief declarations
Creeds is the plural of creed—a formal statement of religious belief or a system of principles guiding behavior.
The Apostles' Creed and Nicene Creed are foundational Christian declarations.
More broadly, creeds are any firmly held beliefs: people of all creeds and backgrounds, His creed was simple: work hard, stay humble.
Unchallengeable official beliefs
- tenetsFoundational beliefs of doctrine
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- theologyStudy of the divine
catechism · doctrine · sacraments · liturgy · monotheism · polytheism · deism · theism
Accepted truths, personal
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- certaintyTotal absence of doubt
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
steadfastness · resolve · dedication · fervor · allegiance · adherence · tenacity · devotion
Comprehensive belief framework
- ideologyStructured belief framework
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- humanismPhilosophy prioritizing earthly reason
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
existentialism · stoicism · nihilism · materialism · idealism · skepticism · empiricism · pragmatism
dogma
Unchallengeable official beliefs
- tenetsFoundational beliefs of doctrine
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- canonAccepted authoritative works
theology · catechism · doctrine · sacraments · liturgy · monotheism · polytheism · deism · theism · heresy
beliefs
Accepted truths, personal
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- certaintyTotal absence of doubt
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
commitment · steadfastness · resolve · dedication · fervor · allegiance · adherence · tenacity · devotion · firmness
worldview
Comprehensive belief framework
- ideologyStructured belief framework
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- humanismPhilosophy prioritizing earthly reason
rationalism · existentialism · stoicism · nihilism · materialism · idealism · skepticism · empiricism · pragmatism · atheism
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
ancestry · identity · norms · mores · folklore · tribal · indigenous · ancestral · communal · ethnic
- church historychurch history, apostles, Protestant Reformation, Christian history, baptism
- Catholic prayersOur Father, Hail Mary, Ave Maria, novenas, litanies
- early churchapostles, early church, Church Fathers, apostolic fathers, Acts of the Apostles
- Catholic Theologydogma, sacred tradition, divine revelation, papal infallibility, infallibility
- Anglican textsBook of Common Prayer, prayer book, prayer books, Thirty-Nine Articles, lectionary
- Catholic textsmissal, missals, catechism, catechisms, breviaries
creedsintuitions
Unlearned immediate understandings
personal faith · folk religion · feelings · gut feelings · hunches
creedsskepticism
Disposition toward doubt
agnosticism · disbelief · questioning · uncertainty · incredulity
creedsuniversalism
Doctrine of total reconciliation
ecumenism · nonsectarianism · inclusivism · pluralism · tolerance
- Assassin's CreedHistorical stealth action franchise
- Assassins CreedHistorical stealth video game
- Apollo Creed
- Creed IISports drama sequel
- Athanasian CreedTrinitarian faith declaration
- apostles creedSummary of Christian beliefs