statement of belief
Formal faith declaration
A statement of belief is a formal declaration of principles or convictions, often religious or philosophical: The Nicene Creed is Christianity's most influential statement of belief.
Organizations may require members to affirm a statement of belief as a condition of membership.
The phrase also applies to any explicit declaration of what someone holds to be true: Her resignation letter included a statement of belief about academic freedom.
- manifestoPublished statement of principles
- axiomSelf-evident starting principle
- moral compassInner ethical guidance system
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- creedStatement of belief
articles of faith · stance · principle · guiding principle · doctrine · dogma · worldview · declaration · catechism · assertion · proposition · ideology · maxim · proclamation · tenet · core values · attitude · charter
statement of beliefequivocation
Ambiguous language avoiding commitment
question · agnosticism · skeptical inquiry · hedging · suspension of judgment
statement of beliefinquiry
Request for information
query · interrogation · question · asking · open question
statement of beliefdenial
Refusal to accept reality
disavowal · retraction · renunciation · recantation · disclaimer
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