credo

English

/ˈkɹidoʊ/

noun
Definitions
  • A belief system.
  • (Christianity) The liturgical creed (usually the Nicene Creed), or a musical arrangement of it for use in church services.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin crēdō (I believe, believe, trust, loan, I trust) root from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- (heart).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱerd-

Gloss

heart

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
❤️ 💌 💑 💒 💟 😻 🤍 🤎 🩺 🫀 😍 😻 🥰

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