Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To believe; to credit. · To provide with a creed.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryThat which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious doctrine; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to. · A reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents; a confession of faith for public use, especially one which is brief and comprehensive. · The fact of believing; belief, faith.
Inherited from Middle English crede, from Old English crēda, borrowed from Latin crēdō (“to believe”), from Proto-Italic *kresdō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱréddʰeh₁ti (“to believe, trust”), from earlier *ḱérddʰeh₁ti, from *ḱḗr (“heart”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to place”) + *-ti. Cognate with Old Irish creitid (“to believe”), Sanskrit श्रद्दधाति (śráddadhāti, “to have faith or faithfulness, to have belief or confidence, believe”).
Relationships mentioned by the source
These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
- Cognate mentioncreitidsga
- Cognate mentionश्रद्दधातिsa
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