Definition of CREDO

credo

Plural: credoes, credos

Noun

  • A statement of the beliefs that guide someone's actions.
  • any system of principles or beliefs
  • A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself.
  • The liturgical creed (usually the Nicene Creed), or a musical arrangement of it for use in church services.

Examples

  • Credo III is so beautiful!
  • ’Never open a triple’ was his steadfast Scrabble credo.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English credo, from Old French credo, from Latin crēdō (“to believe”); doublet of creed.

Synonyms

creed

Scrabble Score: 8

credo: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
credo: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
credo: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

credo: valid Words With Friends Word