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Overview of noun credo

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• creed, credo -- (any System1.) System, scheme -- (a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going")
  
  2.) System -- (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer")
  
  system of Principles1.) Principle, rule -- (a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works")
  
  2.) Principle -- (a rule or standard especially of good behavior; "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles")
  
  principles or beliefs)

Related Terms - "Credo"

Meaning 1 of Credocreed, credo doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism

• Nuclear deterrence1.) Nuclear deterrence -- (the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence; "when two nations both resort to nuclear deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction")
  
  Nuclear deterrence - The military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence; "when two nations both resort to nuclear deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction"

• Kabbalism1.) Kabbalism, Cabalism -- (the doctrines of the Kabbalah)
  
  2.) Kabbalism, cabalism -- (adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation)
  
  Kabbalism, Cabalism1.) Kabbalism, Cabalism -- (the doctrines of the Kabbalah)
  
  2.) Kabbalism, cabalism -- (adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation)
  
  Cabalism - The doctrines of the Kabbalah

• Abolitionism1.) Abolitionism -- (the doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery)
  
  Abolitionism - The doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery

• Absolutism1.) Absolutism, tyranny, despotism -- (dominance through threat of punishment and violence)
  
  2.) Dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny -- (a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.))
  
  Absolutism - Dominance through threat of punishment and violence

• Amoralism1.) Amoralism -- (the doctrine that moral distinctions are invalid)
  
  Amoralism - The doctrine that moral distinctions are invalid

• Animalism1.) Animalism -- (the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature)
  
  2.) Animalism, physicality -- (preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites)
  
  Animalism - The doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature

• Animism1.) Animism -- (the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls; "animism is common among primitive peoples")
  
  Animism - The doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls; "animism is common among primitive peoples"

• Antiestablishmentarianism1.) Antiestablishmentarianism, antiestablishmentism -- (the doctrine of opposition to the social and political establishment)
  
  Antiestablishmentarianism, Antiestablishmentism1.) Antiestablishmentarianism, antiestablishmentism -- (the doctrine of opposition to the social and political establishment)
  
  Antiestablishmentism - The doctrine of opposition to the social and political establishment

• Asceticism1.) Asceticism -- (the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state)
  
  2.) Austerity, asceticism, nonindulgence -- (the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures))
  
  Asceticism - The doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state

• Creationism1.) Creationism -- (the literal belief in the account of creation given in the Book of Genesis; "creationism denies the theory of evolution of species")
  
  Creationism - The literal belief in the account of creation given in the Book of Genesis; "creationism denies the theory of evolution of species"

• Creed1.) Creed, credo -- (any system of principles or beliefs)
  
  2.) Religious doctrine, church doctrine, Gospel1.) Gospel, Gospels, evangel -- (the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings)
  
  2.) Gospel, gospel truth -- (an unquestionable truth; "his word was gospel")
  
  Gospel - The four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings, creed -- (the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group)
  
  Creed, Credo1.) Creed, credo -- (any system of principles or beliefs)
  
  Credo - Any system of principles or beliefs

• Divine right1.) Divine right, divine right of kings -- (the doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects; rebellion is the worst of political crimes; "the doctrine of the divine right of kings was enunciated by the Stuarts in Britain in the 16th century")
  
  Divine right, Divine right of kings1.) Divine right, divine right of kings -- (the doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects; rebellion is the worst of political crimes; "the doctrine of the divine right of kings was enunciated by the Stuarts in Britain in the 16th century")
  
  Divine right of kings - The doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects; rebellion is the worst of political crimes; "the doctrine of the divine right of kings was enunciated by the Stuarts in Britain in the 16th century"

• Dogma1.) Dogma, tenet -- (a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof)
  
  2.) Dogma -- (a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; "he believed all the Marxist dogma")
  
  Dogma - A religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

• Dualism1.) Dualism -- (the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil)
  
  Dualism - The doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil

• Dynamism1.) Dynamism -- (any of the various theories or doctrines or philosophical systems that attempt to explain the phenomena of the universe in terms of some immanent force or energy)
  
  2.) Vigor, vigour, dynamism, heartiness -- (active strength of body or mind)
  
  Dynamism - Any of the various theories or doctrines or philosophical systems that attempt to explain the phenomena of the universe in terms of some immanent force or energy

• Epicureanism1.) Epicureanism -- (a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers)
  
  Epicureanism - A doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers

• Establishmentarianism1.) Establishmentarianism, establishmentism -- (the doctrine of supporting the social or political establishment)
  
  Establishmentarianism, Establishmentism1.) Establishmentarianism, establishmentism -- (the doctrine of supporting the social or political establishment)
  
  Establishmentism - The doctrine of supporting the social or political establishment

• Ethicism1.) Ethicism -- (a doctrine that ethics and ethical ideas are valid and important; "his ethicism often led him to moralize")
  
  Ethicism - A doctrine that ethics and ethical ideas are valid and important; "his ethicism often led him to moralize"

• Expansionism1.) Expansionism -- (the doctrine of expanding the territory or the economic influence of a country)
  
  Expansionism - The doctrine of expanding the territory or the economic influence of a country

• Formalism1.) Formalism -- (the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented)
  
  2.) Formalism -- ((philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications)
  
  Formalism - The doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented

• Functionalism1.) Functionalism -- (a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment)
  
  2.) Functionalism -- (any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose)
  
  Functionalism - A psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment

• Girondism1.) Girondism -- (the doctrine of the Girondists)
  
  Girondism - The doctrine of the Girondists

• gospel - no definition found

• Gymnosophy1.) Gymnosophy -- (the doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditation)
  
  Gymnosophy - The doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditation

• Imitation1.) Imitation -- (the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations)
  
  2.) Imitation, counterfeit, forgery -- (a copy that is represented as the original)
  
  Imitation - The doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations

• Individualism1.) Individuality, individualism, individuation -- (the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality")
  
  2.) Individualism -- (a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence)
  
  Individualism, Laissez faire1.) Individualism, laissez faire -- (the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs)
  
  1.) Individualistic, laissez-faire -- (with minimally restricted freedom in commerce)
  
  Laissez faire - The quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality"

• Internationalism1.) Internationalism -- (the doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differences)
  
  2.) Internationality, internationalism -- (quality of being international in scope; "he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology")
  
  Internationalism - The doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differences

• Unilateralism1.) Unilateralism -- (the doctrine that nations should conduct their foreign affairs individualistically without the advice or involvement of other nations)
  
  Unilateralism - The doctrine that nations should conduct their foreign affairs individualistically without the advice or involvement of other nations

• Irredentism1.) Irredentism, irridentism -- (the doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related)
  
  Irredentism, Irridentism1.) Irredentism, irridentism -- (the doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related)
  
  Irridentism - The doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related

• Literalism1.) Literalism -- (the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature)
  
  2.) Literalism -- (a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense)
  
  Literalism - The doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature

• Majority rule1.) Majority rule, democracy -- (the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group)
  
  Majority rule, Democracy1.) Democracy -- (the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives)
  
  2.) Democracy, republic, commonwealth -- (a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them)
  
  Democracy - The doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group

• Monism1.) Monism -- (the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element)
  
  Monism - The doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element

• Multiculturalism1.) Multiculturalism -- (the doctrine that several different cultures (rather than one national culture) can coexist peacefully and equitably in a single country)
  
  Multiculturalism - The doctrine that several different cultures (rather than one national culture) can coexist peacefully and equitably in a single country

• Nationalism1.) Patriotism, Nationalism1.) Patriotism, nationalism -- (love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high")
  
  2.) Nationalism -- (the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other)
  
  Nationalism - Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high" -- (love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high")
  
  2.) Nationalism -- (the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other)
  
  Nationalism - Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high"

• nationalism - no definition found

• Nihilism1.) Nihilism -- (a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake)
  
  2.) Nihilistic delusion, nihilism -- (the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal)
  
  Nihilism - A revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake

• Pacifism1.) Pacifism, pacificism, passivism -- (the doctrine that all violence in unjustifiable)
  
  2.) Pacifism, pacificism -- (the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration)
  
  Pacifism, Pacificism1.) Pacifism, pacificism, passivism -- (the doctrine that all violence in unjustifiable)
  
  2.) Pacifism, pacificism -- (the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration)
  
  Pacificism, Passivism1.) Pacifism, pacificism, passivism -- (the doctrine that all violence in unjustifiable)
  
  Passivism - The doctrine that all violence in unjustifiable

• Pluralism1.) Pluralism -- (a social organization in which diversity of racial or religious or ethnic or cultural groups is tolerated)
  
  2.) Pluralism -- (the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements)
  
  Pluralism - A social organization in which diversity of racial or religious or ethnic or cultural groups is tolerated

• Populism1.) Populism -- (the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite)
  
  Populism - The political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite

• Presentism1.) Presentism -- (the doctrine that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) are presently in the course of being fulfilled)
  
  Presentism - The doctrine that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) are presently in the course of being fulfilled

• Rationalism1.) Rationalism -- ((philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience)
  
  2.) Rationalism -- (the Theological doctrine1.) Theological doctrine -- (the doctrine of a religious group)
  
  Theological doctrine - The doctrine of a religious group that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth)
  
  Rationalism, Freethinking1.) Rationalism, freethinking -- (the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct)
  
  Freethinking - (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience

• Reformism1.) Reformism -- (a doctrine of reform)
  
  Reformism - A doctrine of reform

• Humanism1.) Humanitarianism, humanism -- (the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare)
  
  2.) Humanism, secular humanism -- (the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural)
  
  Humanism, Secular humanism1.) Humanism, secular humanism -- (the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural)
  
  Secular humanism - The doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare

• Humanitarianism1.) Humanitarianism, humanism -- (the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare)
  
  Humanitarianism, Humanism1.) Humanitarianism, humanism -- (the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare)
  
  2.) Humanism, secular humanism -- (the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural)
  
  Humanism - The doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare

• Egalitarianism1.) Egalitarianism, equalitarianism -- (the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality)
  
  Egalitarianism, Equalitarianism1.) Egalitarianism, equalitarianism -- (the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality)
  
  Equalitarianism - The doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality

• Feminism1.) Feminism -- (a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women)
  
  2.) Feminist movement, feminism, women's liberation movement, women's lib -- (the movement aimed at equal rights for women)
  
  Feminism - A doctrine that advocates equal rights for women

• Reincarnationism1.) Reincarnationism -- (a doctrine that on the death of the body the soul migrates to or is born again in another body)
  
  Reincarnationism - A doctrine that on the death of the body the soul migrates to or is born again in another body

• Secessionism1.) Secessionism -- (a doctrine that maintains the right of secession)
  
  Secessionism - A doctrine that maintains the right of secession

• Secularism1.) Secularism -- (a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations)
  
  Secularism - A doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations

• Phenomenology1.) Phenomenology -- (a philosophical doctrine proposed by Edmund Husserl based on the study of human experience in which considerations of objective reality are not taken into account)
  
  Phenomenology - A philosophical doctrine proposed by Edmund Husserl based on the study of human experience in which considerations of objective reality are not taken into account

• Philosophical doctrine1.) Philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory -- (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)
  
  Philosophical doctrine, Philosophical theory1.) Philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory -- (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)
  
  Philosophical theory - A doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy

• States' rights1.) States' rights -- (a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states)
  
  2.) States' rights -- (the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution)
  
  States' rights - A doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states

• Teaching1.) Teaching, instruction, pedagogy -- (the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession")
  
  2.) Teaching, precept, commandment -- (a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts")
  
  Teaching, Precept1.) Principle, precept -- (rule of personal conduct)
  
  2.) Teaching, precept, commandment -- (a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts")
  
  Precept, Commandment1.) Commandment -- (something that is commanded)
  
  2.) Teaching, precept, commandment -- (a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts")
  
  Commandment - The profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"

• theological doctrine - no definition found

• Utilitarianism1.) Utilitarianism -- (doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number)
  
  Utilitarianism - Doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number

• Descriptivism1.) Descriptivism -- ((ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value)
  
  2.) Descriptivism -- ((linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics)
  
  Descriptivism - (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value

• Descriptivism1.) Descriptivism -- ((ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value)
  
  2.) Descriptivism -- ((linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics)
  
  Descriptivism - (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value

• Prescriptivism1.) Prescriptivism -- ((ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior)
  
  2.) Prescriptivism -- ((linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics)
  
  Prescriptivism - (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior

• Prescriptivism1.) Prescriptivism -- ((ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior)
  
  2.) Prescriptivism -- ((linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics)
  
  Prescriptivism - (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior

• Religious doctrine1.) Religious doctrine, church doctrine, gospel, creed -- (the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group)
  
  Religious doctrine, Church doctrine1.) Religious doctrine, church doctrine, gospel, creed -- (the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group)
  
  Church doctrine, Gospel1.) Gospel, Gospels, evangel -- (the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings)
  
  2.) Gospel, gospel truth -- (an unquestionable truth; "his word was gospel")
  
  Gospel, Creed1.) Creed, credo -- (any system of principles or beliefs)
  
  2.) Religious doctrine, church doctrine, gospel, creed -- (the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group)
  
  Creed - The written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group

• Millennium1.) Millennium, millenary -- (a span of 1000 years)
  
  2.) Millennium -- ((New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness)
  
  Millennium - A span of 1000 years