Credo

From Spanish Credo, from Latin.

• Hyphenation: Cre‧do

Credo

1. a surname from Latin

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Credo.

From Latin crēdō (“I believe”), the first word of both the Apostles' and the Nicene Creeds.

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Credo n (strong, genitive Credos, plural Credos)

1. creed; credo
   • 2010 April 20, “Johann Wolfgang von Goethes Gedicht „Alles Vergängliche…“”, in Planet Lyrik‎^[1]:

     Im Schlusschor von Goethes (1749–1832) Faust II-Drama ist das religiöse Credo des Dichters in knappster Form zusammengefasst: die Gleichnishaftigkeit des Daseins.

     In the final chorus of Goethe's (1749–1832) drama Faust II, the poet's religious credo is consolidated in its strictest form: the allegoricalness of being.

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