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Creed
Statement of belief / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about a statement of belief. For other uses, see Creed (disambiguation).
"Articles of Faith" redirects here. For other uses, see Articles of Faith (disambiguation).
"Confession of faith" redirects here. Not to be confused with Profession of faith.
A creed, also known as a confession of faith, a symbol, or a statement of faith, is a statement of the shared beliefs of a community (often a religious community) in a form which is structured by subjects which summarize its core tenets.
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Many Christian denominations use three creeds: the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, the Apostles' Creed and the Athanasian Creed. Some Christian denominations do not use any of those creeds.
The term creed is sometimes extended to comparable concepts in non-Christian theologies. The Islamic concept of ʿaqīdah (literally "bond, tie") is often rendered as "creed".[1]