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credo

[kree-doh, krey-] / ˈkri doʊ, ˈkreɪ- /
NOUN
belief
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Its credo was “a rejection of powerlessness and the creation of conditions for civilized behavior. We are not overmatched by the problems we face.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

You also note that throughout the book you explore an eighth credo, the divide between "grace" and "nature" that "distinguishes and creates a hierarchy between humans and the rest of the planet."

From Salon May 26, 2025

So the second credo concerns "the temptation to feel chosen, which justifies acting on our base desires."

From Salon May 26, 2025

He gives the example of the space marines, who live by the credo "they shall know no fear".

From BBC Dec. 10, 2024

To support this credo, he submitted a goodly number of original drawings and oil paintings.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

Bronner inherited his verbosity and gumption from his grandfather, Emanuel Bronner, who originally crammed all-caps, feel-good credos onto the labels of his soap bottles in the 1940s.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

But I felt it was most important to highlight the range of Puritan credos she discusses, which best convey the full power of her argument.

From Salon May 26, 2025

“Less is more” was famously one of the composer Stephen Sondheim’s aesthetic credos.

From New York Times Mar. 8, 2023

Here’s a look at crackpot credos that flourished and foundered in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2022

"Intellige ut credos verbum meum," said Augustine to the rationalists of his day, "sed crede ut intelligas verbum Dei."

From The Ministry of the Spirit by A. J. (Adoniram Judson) Gordon




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