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credo

n. any system of principles or beliefs

doctrine, gospel, religious doctrine, church doctrine

n. the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group

conviction, strong belief

n. an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

n. a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion"

belief, dogma, tenet

n. a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

confidence

n. a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"

hope

n. the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"

prospect, outlook, expectation

n. belief about (or mental picture of) the future

trust, faith

n. complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"

conception, concept

n. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

truth, verity

n. conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities"

fact

n. an event known to have happened or something known to have existed; "your fears have no basis in fact"; "how much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell"

reality

n. the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be; "businessmen have to face harsh realities"

canon

n. a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society"

codification, code

n. a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)

scripture

n. any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group

principle, precept

n. rule of personal conduct

rule, prescript

n. prescribed guide for conduct or action

rule

n. directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess"

fact

n. a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened; "he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts"

truth, true statement

n. a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it"

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