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as in philosophy
the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group
central to the creed of this organization of medical volunteers is the belief that health care is a basic human right
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as in religion
a body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities
the Amish live by a strict creed that rejects many of the values and practices of modern society
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Recent Examples of creed
In The New Leviathans, Gray contends that liberalism is a fundamentally erroneous creed built on dangerous myths and illusions.
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Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
The Grammy Award-winning singer’s cultural relevance transcends age, race, color, creed.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2024
Following the rally, Trump’s estranged primary rival Nikki Haley agreed to come and speak, signaling that disparate factions within the party who don’t subscribe to the America First creed are closing ranks around Trump.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 15 July 2024
Her piety was as idiosyncratic as her politics, and many creeds attracted her: Buddhism, Stoicism, Spinoza’s notion that God is nature.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
The Grammy Award-winning singer’s cultural relevance transcends age, race, color, creed.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2024
Following the rally, Trump’s estranged primary rival Nikki Haley agreed to come and speak, signaling that disparate factions within the party who don’t subscribe to the America First creed are closing ranks around Trump.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 15 July 2024
Her piety was as idiosyncratic as her politics, and many creeds attracted her: Buddhism, Stoicism, Spinoza’s notion that God is nature.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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O’Neill also worked on some of Thiel’s signature projects, often reflecting his libertarian philosophy.Carla K. Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Four-Star Hotels 1 Hotel South Beach 1 Hotel South Beach was developed with the philosophy that those who travel the world also care about its well-being.Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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The curse of religion is that its faithful cannot learn objective lessons from the evidence before them.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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And how does that square with the violence of organized religion?Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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This full-length video captures their creative process and ideology while chronicling the movement’s beginnings and first year’s effects.Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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This marked a resurgence of a long tradition of American border vigilantism that had been riddled with violence and white supremacist ideology.Tess Owen, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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The original film premiered to rave reviews in the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto International Film Festival in 2006 and went on to gain cult status after its releases in Australia and New Zealand, the UK (Icon), and the US (IFC and Dimension).Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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The track comes from The Nightmare Before Christmas, the stop-motion claymation movie that’s become not just a cult classic, but a commercial success story every year.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The use of what Vladimir Putin said was a ballistic missile with multiple warheads in offensive combat is a clear departure from decades of the Cold War doctrine of deterrence.Brad Lendon, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a new nuclear doctrine Tuesday lowering the threshold of use for nuclear weapons, days after the U.S. authorized Ukraine's use of the long-range missiles.Ivana Saric, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Creed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creed. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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