Etymology

Inherited from Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#CREDOCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#CREDO credo, from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#CREDO credo, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#CREDO crēdō (“to believe”); doublet of creedCategory:English doublets#CREDO.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹidəʊ/, /ˈkɹeɪdəʊ/Category:English 2-syllable words#CREDOCategory:English 2-syllable words#CREDOCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#CREDO

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹidoʊ/, /ˈkɹeɪdoʊ/Category:English 2-syllable words#CREDOCategory:English 2-syllable words#CREDOCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#CREDO
• Hyphenation: cre‧do
• Rhymes: -iːdəʊCategory:Rhymes:English/iːdəʊ#CREDOCategory:Rhymes:English/iːdəʊ/2 syllables#CREDO

Noun

credo (plural credos or credoes)Category:English lemmas#CREDOCategory:English nouns#CREDOCategory:English countable nouns#CREDOCategory:English nouns with irregular plurals#CREDOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CREDOCategory:Pages with entries#CREDOCategory:Pages with 12 entries#CREDO

1. A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself.
   • 2019 May 19, Alex McLevy, “The final Game Of Thrones brings a pensive but simple meditation about stories (newbies)”, in The A.V. Club‎, archived from the original on 22 May 2019:

     “You’re either with me or you’re against me” became Dany’s credo, and those against her were an ever-changing multitude to be determined solely by her whims.

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2. (ChristianityCategory:en:Christianity#CREDO) The liturgical creed (usually the Nicene Creed), or a musical arrangement of it for use in church services.

   Credo III is so beautiful!Category:English terms with usage examples#CREDO

   • 1996, Pastoral Music, volume 21, page 12:

     Until the mid-1970s, however, most Catholic hymnals contained at least one musical setting of the creed […] By the 1980s hymnals having sung credos were mainly those devoted to "traditional" styles of church music […]

     Category:English terms with quotations#CREDO

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Anagrams

• OCRed, Coder, cored, coder, Dorce, decor, décor

Etymology

From Middle DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch#CREDOCategory:Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch#CREDO crede, credo, borrowed from LatinCategory:Dutch terms derived from Latin#CREDO crēdō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkreː.doː/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#CREDO

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• Hyphenation: cre‧do
• Rhymes: -eːdoːCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/eːdoː#CREDO

Noun

credo n (plural credo's, diminutive credootje n)Category:Dutch lemmas#CREDOCategory:Dutch nouns#CREDOCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#CREDOCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#CREDOCategory:Dutch neuter nouns#CREDOCategory:Pages with entries#CREDOCategory:Pages with 12 entries#CREDO

1. (religionCategory:nl:Religion#CREDO, chiefly ChristianityCategory:nl:Christianity#CREDO) confession of faith, creed

   Synonyms: belijdenis, geloofsbelijdenis

2. (by extension) (strong) conviction

   Synonym: overtuiging

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkre.do/Category:Italian 2-syllable words#CREDOCategory:Italian terms with IPA pronunciation#CREDO
• Rhymes: -edoCategory:Rhymes:Italian/edo#CREDOCategory:Rhymes:Italian/edo/2 syllables#CREDO
• Hyphenation: cré‧do

Etymology 1

From LatinCategory:Italian terms derived from Latin#CREDO credō.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Anagrams

• cedro, cedrò, corde, crode

Etymology

From Proto-ItalicCategory:Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic#CREDOCategory:Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic#CREDO *krezðō, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#CREDOCategory:Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#CREDO *ḱred-dʰeh₁-ti (“to place one's heart, i.e. to trust, believe”), compound phrase of oblique case form of *ḱḗr (“heart”) (whence also Latin cor) and *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”) (whence -dō (“put”)).^[1]

Cognates include Sanskrit श्रद्दधाति (śraddadhāti, “to trust, believe”)Category:Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations#CREDO and Old Irish creitid (“believes”, verb).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkreː.doː]Category:Latin 2-syllable words#CREDOCategory:Latin terms with IPA pronunciation#CREDO
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkrɛː.do]Category:Latin 2-syllable words#CREDOCategory:Latin terms with IPA pronunciation#CREDO

Verb

crēdō (present infinitive crēdere, perfect active crēdidī, supine crēditum)Category:Latin lemmas#CREDOCategory:Latin verbs#CREDOCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#CREDOCategory:Pages with entries#CREDOCategory:Pages with 12 entries#CREDO; third conjugation

1. (with accusative or dative) to believe, to trust in, to give credence to
   • c. 200 BCE – 190 BCE, Plautus, Captivi 3.4.39:

     Tūne huic crēdis?

     Do you believe him?

     Category:Latin terms with quotations#CREDO
   • c. 200 BCE – 190 BCE, Plautus, Captivi 3.4.24:

     aristophontes: Quid tū autem? Etiam huic crēdis? hegio: Quid ego crēdam huic? aristophontes: Īnsānum esse mē?

     aristophontes: How’s this? You, too? Do you actually believe him? hegio: Believe him in what? aristophontes: That I’m insane?

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2. to confide in, have confidence in

   Synonyms: cōnfīdō, fīdō

   Antonyms: suspicor, diffīdō, suspiciō

3. to think, imagine, suppose, assume

   Synonyms: cēnseō, iūdicō, putō, cōgitō, sentiō, exīstimō, arbitror, opīnor, reor

   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.500–502:

     Nōn tamen Anna novīs praetexere fūnera sacrīs / germānam crēdit, nec tantōs mente furōrēs / concipit [...].

     Yet Anna cannot imagine [that] her sister [Dido], by [these] unusual rituals, conceals her [own] funeral preparations, nor does such insanity come to mind [...].

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   • 8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 1.518:

     quis tantum fātī crēdat habēre locum?

     Who could imagine the place to have so great a destiny?

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4. to commit or consign something to one for preservation, protection, etc., to entrust to one
5. to lend, to loan

References

Further reading

• “credo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “credo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• credo in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2026), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
• “credo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • I am gradually convinced that..: addūcor, ut credam
    
  • I cannot make myself believe that..: non possum adduci, ut (credam)
    
  • we believe in the existence of a God: deum esse credimus
    
  • to lend some one money (without interest): pecuniam alicui credere (sine fenore, usuris)
    
  • believe me: mihi crede (not crede mihi)
    

  Category:Latin words in Meissner and Auden's phrasebook
• De Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Etymology

Borrowed from Old FrenchCategory:Middle English terms borrowed from Old French#CREDOCategory:Middle English terms derived from Old French#CREDO credo, from LatinCategory:Middle English terms derived from Latin#CREDO crēdō (“to believe”) in the Nicene Creed or Apostle's Creed. Doublet of credeCategory:Middle English doublets#CREDO.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɛːdoː/Category:Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation#CREDO

Noun

credoCategory:Middle English lemmas#CREDOCategory:Middle English nouns#CREDOCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#CREDOCategory:Pages with entries#CREDOCategory:Pages with 12 entries#CREDO (uncountableCategory:Middle English uncountable nouns#CREDO)

1. The Nicene Creed or Apostle's Creed.

Noun

crēdo mCategory:Old English lemmas#CREDOCategory:Old English nouns#CREDOCategory:Old English entries with incorrect language header#CREDOCategory:Old English masculine nouns#CREDOCategory:Pages with entries#CREDOCategory:Pages with 12 entries#CREDO

1. alternative form of crēda

Etymology

Borrowed from LatinCategory:Old French terms borrowed from Latin#CREDOCategory:Old French terms derived from Latin#CREDO crēdō (“to believe”) in the Nicene Creed or Apostle's Creed.

Noun

credo oblique singular, m (nominative singular credo)Category:Old French lemmas#CREDOCategory:Old French nouns#CREDOCategory:Old French masculine nouns#CREDOCategory:Old French uncountable nouns#CREDOCategory:Old French entries with incorrect language header#CREDOCategory:Old French masculine nouns#CREDOCategory:Pages with entries#CREDOCategory:Pages with 12 entries#CREDO

1. The Nicene Creed or Apostle's Creed.

Alternative forms

• kredo

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from LatinCategory:Polish terms borrowed from Latin#CREDOCategory:Polish unadapted borrowings from Latin#CREDOCategory:Polish terms derived from Latin#CREDO crēdō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɛ.dɔ/Category:Polish 2-syllable words#CREDOCategory:Polish terms with IPA pronunciation#CREDO

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• Rhymes: -ɛdɔCategory:Rhymes:Polish/ɛdɔ#CREDOCategory:Rhymes:Polish/ɛdɔ/2 syllables#CREDO
• Syllabification: cre‧do
• Homophone: kredoCategory:Polish terms with homophones#CREDO

Noun

credo n (indeclinable)Category:Polish lemmas#CREDOCategory:Polish nouns#CREDOCategory:Polish indeclinable nouns#CREDOCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#CREDOCategory:Polish neuter nouns#CREDOCategory:Pages with entries#CREDOCategory:Pages with 12 entries#CREDO

1. (ChristianityCategory:pl:Christianity#CREDO) credo (liturgical creed (usually the Nicene Creed), or a musical arrangement of it for use in church services)
2. credo (belief system)

Further reading

• credo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• credo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Etymology

Learned borrowing from LatinCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from Latin#CREDOCategory:Portuguese learned borrowings from Latin#CREDOCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#CREDO credō (“to believe”). Doublet of creioCategory:Portuguese doublets#CREDO.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: cre‧do

Noun

credo m (plural credos)Category:Portuguese lemmas#CREDOCategory:Portuguese nouns#CREDOCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#CREDOCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#CREDOCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#CREDOCategory:Pages with entries#CREDOCategory:Pages with 12 entries#CREDO

1. (religionCategory:pt:Religion#CREDO) creed; credo (a religious belief system)

   Synonyms: crença, religião

   Antonym: descrença

   O credo cristão.

   The Christian creed.

   Category:Portuguese terms with usage examples#CREDO

Interjection

credo!Category:Portuguese lemmas#CREDOCategory:Portuguese interjections#CREDOCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#CREDOCategory:Pages with entries#CREDOCategory:Pages with 12 entries#CREDO

1. ew! (expression of disgust or nausea)

   Synonym: (Brazil) eca

2. Jesus! (expression of unpleasant surprise)

   Synonyms: Jesus, (Brazil) nossa

Further reading

• “credo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “credo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Etymology

Borrowed from LatinCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from Latin#CREDOCategory:Romanian terms derived from Latin#CREDO credo.

Noun

credo n (uncountable)Category:Romanian lemmas#CREDOCategory:Romanian nouns#CREDOCategory:Romanian uncountable nouns#CREDOCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#CREDOCategory:Romanian neuter nouns#CREDOCategory:Pages with entries#CREDOCategory:Pages with 12 entries#CREDO

1. credo (belief system)

Etymology

Borrowed from LatinCategory:Spanish terms borrowed from Latin#CREDOCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#CREDO credō (“to believe”). Doublet of creoCategory:Spanish links with manual fragments#CREDOCategory:Spanish doublets#CREDO.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾedo/ [ˈkɾe.ð̞o]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#CREDOCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#CREDO
• Rhymes: -edoCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/edo#CREDOCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/edo/2 syllables#CREDO
• Syllabification: cre‧do

Noun

credo m (plural credos)Category:Spanish lemmas#CREDOCategory:Spanish nouns#CREDOCategory:Spanish countable nouns#CREDOCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#CREDOCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#CREDOCategory:Pages with entries#CREDOCategory:Pages with 12 entries#CREDO

1. (religionCategory:es:Religion#CREDO) creed

Further reading

• “credo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Anagrams

• cedro, cerdo

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkrɛdɔ/Category:Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation#CREDO
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkreːdɔ/, /ˈkrɛdɔ/Category:Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation#CREDO

Verb

credoCategory:Welsh non-lemma forms#CREDOCategory:Welsh verb forms#CREDOCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#CREDOCategory:Pages with entries#CREDOCategory:Pages with 12 entries#CREDO

1. (literaryCategory:Welsh literary terms#CREDO) third-person singular present subjunctive of credu

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