Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
creed (noun)1.
a brief authoritative formula of religious belief
2.
a set of fundamental beliefs , also a guiding principle
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
creed (noun)1.
the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group
SYNONIMS:
credo, doctrine, dogma, gospel, ideology ( idealogy), philosophy, testamentRELATED WORDS:
manifesto; metaphysic, theory; axiom, tenet, watchword2.
a body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities
SYNONIMS:
credo, creed, cult, faith, persuasionRELATED WORDS:
church, communion, denomination, sect; doctrine, dogma, theology; deism, heathenism, monotheism, paganism, pantheism, polytheism, theismNEAR ANTONYMS:
agnosticism, know-nothingism; atheism, godlessness, nonbelief, secularism, unbelief