credo
pronunciation
How to pronounce credo in British English:
UK [ˈkri:dəʊ]
How to pronounce credo in American English:
US [ˈkridoʊ]
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- Noun:
- any system of principles or beliefs
Word Origin
- credo (n.)
- late 12c., from Latin, literally "I believe," first word of the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds, first person singular present indicative of credere "to believe," from PIE compound *kerd-dhe- "to believe," literally "to put one's heart" (cognates: Old Irish cretim, Irish creidim, Welsh credu "I believe," Sanskrit śrad-dhā- "faith"), from PIE root *kerd- (1) "heart" (see heart (n.)). The nativized form is creed. General sense of "formula or statement of belief" is from 1580s.
Example
- 1. Government transparency is the credo of a patriot .
- 2. Following our credo to launch early and iterate , we 're introducing google sync in beta .
- 3. This was the artist 's credo , which apparently informed his work by the time he was 20 .
- 4. That was jobs 's credo and until he saw it his perfectionism kept him on edge .
- 5. If thought kills action , then action must be thoughtless - such would appear to be hamlet 's credo .