Creed

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Creed is a formal statement of religious beliefs that summarizes the core doctrines of a faith community, especially in Christian tradition.

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Creed canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confessional text ⓘ
Doctrinal formula ⓘ
Religious statement ⓘ
canBe Denominational ⓘ
Ecumenical ⓘ
Local or congregational ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Informal personal belief ⓘ
Non-doctrinal religious practice ⓘ
etymologyFrom Latin word "credo" meaning "I believe" ⓘ
expresses Core doctrines of a faith community ⓘ
hasDefinition A formal statement of religious beliefs that summarizes the core doctrines of a faith community ⓘ
hasDomain Religion ⓘ
Theology ⓘ
hasForm Concise doctrinal summary ⓘ
Fixed formula of words ⓘ
hasFunction Providing a standard of teaching ⓘ
Serving as a boundary marker of a faith community ⓘ
Summarizing scriptural teaching ⓘ
Unifying believers around shared doctrine ⓘ
hasPrimaryTradition Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStructure Often organized around the Trinity in Christian tradition ⓘ
historicallyDevelopedIn Early Christian Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageType Normative ⓘ
Prescriptive ⓘ
mayInclude Beliefs about God ⓘ
Beliefs about Jesus Christ ⓘ
Beliefs about last things (eschatology) ⓘ
Beliefs about salvation ⓘ
Beliefs about the Church ⓘ
Beliefs about the Holy Spirit ⓘ
notableExample Apostles' Creed NERFINISHED ⓘ
Athanasian Creed NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chalcedonian Definition NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nicene Creed NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept Catechism ⓘ
Confession of faith ⓘ
Statement of faith ⓘ
usedFor Defining orthodoxy ⓘ
Distinguishing true teaching from heresy ⓘ
Liturgical confession of faith ⓘ
Summarizing religious beliefs ⓘ
Teaching doctrine ⓘ
usedIn Baptismal rites ⓘ
Christian liturgy ⓘ
Church membership processes ⓘ
Ecumenical councils NERFINISHED ⓘ

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