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Definition of “credo

credo (ˈkriːdəʊPronunciation for credo;ˈkreɪ-) 

Definitions

noun

  1. any formal or authorized statement of beliefs, principles, or opinions

Credo (ˈkriːdəʊPronunciation for Credo;ˈkreɪ-) 

Definitions

noun

  1. the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed
  2. a musical setting of the Creed

Word Origin

C12: from Latin, literally: I believe; first word of the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds

Usage examples

  • Working out why, although my professional credo , was less important than acting on this.
    Vanessa Jones, THE KINDEST USE A KNIFE (2002)
  • Never able to build a base of his own, he learnt to survive by just one credo : to be at the right place at the right time.
    India Today (1996)
  • Because this is the clearest expression we are likely to have of the aesthetic credo of the most important artist since World War II.
    The Australian (2004)
  • Now this politician, who has turned the attainment of the average into a credo , is running Europe's biggest economy.
    Independent (1999)
  • A credo which demands the richer get richer and sod the rest.
    Will Buckley, THE MAN WHO HATED FOOTBALL (2004)

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