credo

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cre·do / ˈkrēdō; ˈkrādō/ • n. (pl. -dos) a statement of the beliefs or aims that guide someone's actions: he announced his credo in his first editorial. ∎ (Credo) a creed of the Christian Church in Latin. ∎ (Credo) a musical setting of the Nicene Creed, typically as part of a mass.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

credo

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credo creed. XII. 1st pers. pres. sg. ind. of L. crēdere believe.
So credulous ready (now overready) to believe. XVI. f. L. crēdulus; see -ULOUS. credulity †belief, credence XV; over-readiness to believe. — (O)F. — L.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

Credo

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Credo (I believe). Section of the Proper of the Mass frequently set by composers. Operatically speaking, the ‘Credo’ refers to Iago's aria in Act II of Verdi's Otello in which he states his belief in a cruel god.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE

credo

views updated May 23 2018

credo a statement of the beliefs or aims which guide someone's actions; (with capital initial) a creed of the Christian Church in Latin. The word is Latin, literally ‘I believe’.

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES