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noun

Creed n.

A definite summary of what is believed; esp., a summary of the articles of Christian faith; a confession of faith for public use; esp., one which is brief and comprehensive. "In the Protestant system the creed is not coordinate with, but always subordinate to, the Bible."

Any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to. "I love him not, nor fear him; there's my creed."

Apostles' creed, Athanasian creed, Nicene creed. See under Apostle, Athanasian, Nicene.

adjective

Nicene adj. Of or pertaining to Nice, a town of Asia Minor, or to the ecumenical council held there a. d. 325.

Nicene Creed, a summary of Christian faith, composed and adopted by the Council of Nice, against Arianism, a. d. 325, altered and confirmed by the Council of Constantinople, a. d. 381, and by subsequent councils.

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"Nicene creed" Quotes from Famous Books

... the Nicene Creed with expecto changed to exspectat. For the English translation see Morning Prayer in the Episcopal Prayer Book; for the Greek and Latin see Schaff, Creeds of Christendom, II, ...

— Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold • Matthew Arnold

... continually encroached upon more valuable territory. Moreover, they had been nominally converted to Christianity, and were bitter zealots of the Arian faith, and most relentlessly persecuted the Catholic Christians who adhered to the Nicene Creed. ...

— The Old Roman World • John Lord