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Factsheet. What does the noun credo mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun credo. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. credo has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. music (Old English) liturgical (Old English) religion (early 1500s) See meaning & use.
Creed is an English word, and credo is the Latin word it is borrowed from. Creed would probably be the preferred term unless you wanted to use a non-English word for some reason.
Credo. In Christian liturgy, the credo (Latin: [ˈkɾeːdoː]; Latin for "I believe") is the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed – or its shorter version, the Apostles' Creed – in the Mass, either as a prayer, a spoken text, or sung as Gregorian chant or other musical settings of the Mass.
Credo comes straight from the Latin word meaning "I believe", and is the first word of many religious credos, or creeds, such as the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed. But the word can be applied to any guiding principle or set of principles.
credo. noun [ C ] formal us / ˈkriː.doʊ / uk / ˈkreɪ.dəʊ / plural credos. Add to word list. a set of beliefs that influences the way you live. Synonym. creed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Opinions, beliefs and points of view.
The word "creed"—derived from the Latin " credo, I believe"—is, in its ecclesiastical sense, used to denote a summary or concise statement of doctrines formulated and accepted by a church.
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A credo is a set of beliefs, principles, or opinions that strongly influence the way a person lives or works. [formal] [...] More. Definitions of 'Credo' 1. the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed. [...] 2. a musical setting of the Creed. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'credo' American English: kridoʊ , kreɪ- British English: kriːdoʊ , kreɪ- More.
