noun
credo
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noun
1
A statement of core beliefs or guiding principles.
"Honesty above all else was his personal credo."
How to Use Credo
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA short statement summing up what someone believes in or lives by.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
credos plural, credoes plural
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Etymology
From Latin credo, "I believe" — the opening word of the Nicene Creed, and a doublet of the English word "creed".