What is another word for creedal?

Pronunciation: [kɹˈiːdə͡l] (IPA)

The term "creedal" is often used to describe religious or ideological beliefs that are based on a specific set of principles or doctrines. However, there are many synonyms for this term that can be used to convey similar meanings, including dogmatic, doctrinal, catechistic, and theological. Each of these terms suggests a commitment to a specific set of beliefs or teachings, often with a strong emphasis on tradition or authority. Other synonyms for "creedal" include orthodox, traditionalist, and fundamentalist, which emphasize adherence to established beliefs and practices. Ultimately, the choice of synonym depends on the context and tone of the discussion, as well as the specific beliefs being discussed.

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What are the hypernyms for Creedal?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Creedal

Apart from any creedal or doctrinal injunction and apart from any question of morality, the basis of spirituality must be the attainment of freedom and of Swaraj.
"Freedom Through Disobedience"
C. R. (Chittaranjan) Das
Yet many of us accept the same creedal forms, use the same liturgies, acknowledge the same scale of values and same moral law.
"The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day"
Evelyn Underhill
From the beginning until now the faith of Christian people has been primarily directed, not to a set of abstract principles, nor to a set of creedal definitions, but to a Person.
"Christianity and Progress"
Harry Emerson Fosdick

Famous quotes with Creedal

  • The problem with intelligent design theory is not that it is false but that it is not falsifiable: Not being susceptible to contradicting evidence, it is not a testable hypothesis. Hence it is not a scientific but a creedal tenet--a matter of faith, unsuited to a public school's curriculum.
    George F. Will
  • Islam is to be envisaged as dialectical evolution, or evolutionary mutation, in the prophetic tradition, in response to the limitations built into the structure of orthodox Christianity by its historic compromise with Roman imperialism; by its commitment to scriptural canon, creedal orthodoxy and episcopal hierarchy; and by its consequent scandalous history of schism and persecution (duly noted in the Koran).
    Norman O. Brown
  • A living myth remains largely unconscious for the majority. It is the reality, not the symbol. … Some people in every culture, however, see through or beyond the myth. … Those whose amphibious minds move both within and beyond the myth may be though of as outlaws or metaphysicians. Myth and metaphysics are related to each other in the same way that religion is related to theology. The mythical mind is unreflective. It lives unquestioningly within a horizon of the culture’s images, stories, rituals, and symbols, just as the religious person rests content within the liturgy and creedal structure of the church or cult. The metaphysical mind reflects upon the myth and tries to make it conscious. It plays with the stories and images and lifts the basic presuppositions about life into the light of consciousness. In this sense, metaphysics is the thinking person’s religion.
    Sam Keen

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