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creed
English
Etymology
From Old English creda, crede, credo, from Latin cr?d? (“I believe”), from Proto-Italic *krezd?, from Proto-Indo-European *?red d?eh?- (“to place one's heart, i.e., to trust, believe”), a compound phrase of the oblique case form of *??r (“heart”). Creed is cognate with Old Irish cretim (“to believe”), Sanskrit ?????????? (?ráddadh?ti, “to have faith or faithfulness, to have belief or confidence, believe”). Doublet of shraddha.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k?i?d/
- (General American) IPA(key): /k?id/
- Rhymes: -i?d
Noun
creed (plural creeds)
- That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious doctrine; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to.
- (specifically, religion) A reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents; a confession of faith for public use, especially one which is brief and comprehensive.
- (rare) The fact of believing; belief, faith.
Hyponyms
- Apostles' Creed
- Athanasian Creed
- Nicene Creed
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
creed (third-person singular simple present creeds, present participle creeding, simple past and past participle creeded)
- (transitive, intransitive, obsolete, only survives in "creeded") To believe; to credit.
- (intransitive) To provide with a creed.
Translations
References
- creed in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- creed in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Further reading
- creed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- creed (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- ceder, cered, rec'ed
Spanish
Verb
creed
- (Spain) Informal second-person plural (vosotros or vosotras) affirmative imperative form of creer.
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church
English
Alternative forms
- churche, chirche (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English chirche, from Old English ?iri?e (“church”), from Proto-West Germanic *kirik?, an early borrowing of Ancient Greek ???????? (kuriakón), neuter form of ???????? (kuriakós, “belonging to the lord”), from ?????? (kúrios, “ruler, lord”), from Proto-Indo-European *?ewH- (“to swell, spread out, be strong, prevail”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /t????t??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /t???t??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t?
Noun
church (countable and uncountable, plural churches)
- (countable) A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place. [from 9th c.]
- Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity. [from 9th c.]
- Acts 20:28, New International Version:
- Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.
- Acts 20:28, New International Version:
- (countable) A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general. [from 9th c.]
- (countable) A particular denomination of Christianity. [from 9th c.]
- (uncountable, countable, as bare noun) Christian worship held at a church; service. [from 10th c.]
- (uncountable) Organized religion in general or a specific religion considered as a political institution.
- (informal) Any religious group. [from 16th c.]
- (obsolete) Assembly.
Usage notes
- Several senses of church are routinely used in prepositional phrases as a bare noun, without a determiner or article. This is like home and unlike house.
- (organized religion): Often capitalized as "(the) Church" without referring to a specific formal institution with that title.
Synonyms
- autem (obsolete, Britain, thieves’ cant)
- (building): chapel (small church), kirk (Scotland)
- (group of worshipers): congregation
Coordinate terms
- circle, fire temple, gurdwara, heiau, hof, House of Worship, jinja, mandir, monastery, mosque, synagogue, temple
Hypernyms
- (religious group): religion
- (house of worship): building
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Pages starting with “church”.
Related terms
Descendants
- ? Hindi: ???? (carc)
- Pijin: sios
- Tok Pisin: sios
Translations
Verb
church (third-person singular simple present churches, present participle churching, simple past and past participle churched)
- (transitive, Christianity, now historical) To conduct a religious service for (a woman after childbirth, or a newly married couple). [from 15th c.]
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, page 36:
- Nor did it [the Church] accept that the woman should stay indoors until she had been churched.
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, page 36:
- (transitive) To educate someone religiously, as in in a church.
Translations
Interjection
church
- (slang) Expressing strong agreement.
- Synonym: preach
- - These burritos are the best!
- - Church!
See also
- Appendix:Ecclesiastical terms
References
- church on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Middle English
Noun
church
- Alternative form of chirche
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