Credo
noun
A belief or a system of beliefs that guides a person's actions.
The company's credo is 'customer satisfaction above all else'.
Often appears as...
- company credo
- religious credo
noun
In Christianity, a formal statement of beliefs, such as the Apostles' Credo or Nicene Credo.
The Nicene Credo is a key document in the Christian faith.
Often appears as...
- nicene credo
- apostles' credo
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Religious
noun
A belief or a system of beliefs that guides a person's actions.
The company's credo is 'customer satisfaction above all else'.
Often appears as...
- company credo
- religious credo
noun
In Christianity, a formal statement of beliefs, such as the Apostles' Credo or Nicene Credo.
The Nicene Credo is a key document in the Christian faith.
Often appears as...
- nicene credo
- apostles' credo
Usage tips
Religious
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Pro Tip 1/3Guiding Principles
Credo refers to core principles that influence how someone behaves or operates in various situations.
Her credo of 'honesty first' affects all her business transactions.
Pro Tip 2/3Corporate Identity
Businesses often have a credo to unify their team under common ideals and goals, which can be part of their branding.
The startup's credo focused on innovation, pushing them to lead in technology.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Mantra
Individuals may have a personal credo that summarizes their life philosophy or approach to challenges.
His credo, 'seize every moment,' reminded him to live fully.
Pro Tip 1/3Guiding Principles
Credo refers to core principles that influence how someone behaves or operates in various situations.
Her credo of 'honesty first' affects all her business transactions.
Pro Tip 2/3Corporate Identity
Businesses often have a credo to unify their team under common ideals and goals, which can be part of their branding.
The startup's credo focused on innovation, pushing them to lead in technology.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Mantra
Individuals may have a personal credo that summarizes their life philosophy or approach to challenges.
His credo, 'seize every moment,' reminded him to live fully.
Pro Tip 1/3Guiding Principles
Credo refers to core principles that influence how someone behaves or operates in various situations.
Her credo of 'honesty first' affects all her business transactions.
Pro Tip 2/3Corporate Identity
Businesses often have a credo to unify their team under common ideals and goals, which can be part of their branding.
The startup's credo focused on innovation, pushing them to lead in technology.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Mantra
Individuals may have a personal credo that summarizes their life philosophy or approach to challenges.
His credo, 'seize every moment,' reminded him to live fully.
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only what you've got which is a kind of a credo that I live by and the points I just want to make is that we we spent a lot of time trying to get things that we think that we want and a lot of times we don't really know what we want we get it and it turns out it's not we wanted and
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The refugee crisis is a...
not a reason not to help them. And it's a reason to help them because of what it says about us. It's revealing of our values. Empathy and altruism are two of the foundations of civilization. Turn that empathy and altruism into action and we live out a basic moral credo.
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The art of winging it PIPE...
only what you've got which is a kind of a credo that I live by and the points I just want to make is that we we spent a lot of time trying to get things that we think that we want and a lot of times we don't really know what we want we get it and it turns out it's not we wanted and
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The refugee crisis is a...
not a reason not to help them. And it's a reason to help them because of what it says about us. It's revealing of our values. Empathy and altruism are two of the foundations of civilization. Turn that empathy and altruism into action and we live out a basic moral credo.
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Anthony Hopkins
Welsh Actor
I come from - I came from Wales, and it's a strong, butch society. We were in the war and all that. People didn't waste time feeling sorry for themselves. You had to get on with it. So my credo is get on with it. I don't waste time being soft. I'm not cold, but I don't like being, wasting my time with - life's too short.
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John Cena
American Actor
What I really like about 'Grit' - especially being the guy who goes on TV every week and says 'Never Give Up' and who truly tries to live his life to that credo - we recruited 16 people who said, 'I will never give up.' And the only way they can leave the contest is by doing the one thing they said they never would.
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Laurence Fishburne
American Actor
I came up around people who took acting seriously, who cared about acting, cared about the theater and, in the '70s, made movies that said something that mattered. I came up with those people, and I was a kid. Their ethos and credo became mine.
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Grace Potter
American Musician
A lot of the themes that I write about are an affirmation of our existence on earth and making people feel like they are not alone, and making them feel like it is OK to be a little bit insane. That has always been sort of my credo in life.
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Freddie Ljungberg
Swedish Coach
Wenger simply doesn't like those who show a weakness. With him you generally feel as if you were in the army. It's only in public that he may appear to be some sort of man of liberal views. In reality, his credo is natural selection.
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Gail Simone
American Writer
I've always said my whole career that I wanted to write by the improv credo, 'don't negate,' which means, even if you didn't care for something, you try to make it work. You don't say, 'Oh, that particular story didn't happen.
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Julian Bream
British Musician
I devoted my life to music for a reason, and the reason wasn't because I wanted to get on or make money, but to try to fulfil myself and also to give people pleasure. That's been my credo.
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Red Skelton
American Comedian
Live by this credo: have a little laugh at life and look around you for happiness instead of sadness. Laughter has always brought me out of unhappy situations.
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Anand Mahindra
Indian Businessman
Our credo says that, in the end, we want to drive positive change in the lives of our stakeholders and communities across the world, enabling them to rise.
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Joseph Brodsky
American Poet
For the poet the credo or doctrine is not the point of arrival but is, on the contrary, the point of departure for the metaphysical journey.
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Anthony Hopkins
Welsh Actor
I come from - I came from Wales, and it's a strong, butch society. We were in the war and all that. People didn't waste time feeling sorry for themselves. You had to get on with it. So my credo is get on with it. I don't waste time being soft. I'm not cold, but I don't like being, wasting my time with - life's too short.
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John Cena
American Actor
What I really like about 'Grit' - especially being the guy who goes on TV every week and says 'Never Give Up' and who truly tries to live his life to that credo - we recruited 16 people who said, 'I will never give up.' And the only way they can leave the contest is by doing the one thing they said they never would.
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Laurence Fishburne
American Actor
I came up around people who took acting seriously, who cared about acting, cared about the theater and, in the '70s, made movies that said something that mattered. I came up with those people, and I was a kid. Their ethos and credo became mine.
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Grace Potter
American Musician
A lot of the themes that I write about are an affirmation of our existence on earth and making people feel like they are not alone, and making them feel like it is OK to be a little bit insane. That has always been sort of my credo in life.
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Freddie Ljungberg
Swedish Coach
Wenger simply doesn't like those who show a weakness. With him you generally feel as if you were in the army. It's only in public that he may appear to be some sort of man of liberal views. In reality, his credo is natural selection.
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Gail Simone
American Writer
I've always said my whole career that I wanted to write by the improv credo, 'don't negate,' which means, even if you didn't care for something, you try to make it work. You don't say, 'Oh, that particular story didn't happen.
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Julian Bream
British Musician
I devoted my life to music for a reason, and the reason wasn't because I wanted to get on or make money, but to try to fulfil myself and also to give people pleasure. That's been my credo.
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Red Skelton
American Comedian
Live by this credo: have a little laugh at life and look around you for happiness instead of sadness. Laughter has always brought me out of unhappy situations.
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Anand Mahindra
Indian Businessman
Our credo says that, in the end, we want to drive positive change in the lives of our stakeholders and communities across the world, enabling them to rise.
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Joseph Brodsky
American Poet
For the poet the credo or doctrine is not the point of arrival but is, on the contrary, the point of departure for the metaphysical journey.
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