n. [ OE. credo, crede, AS. creda, fr. L. credo I believe, at the beginning of the Apostles' creed, fr. credere to believe; akin to OIr. cretim I believe, and Skr. çraddadhāmi; çrat trust + dhā to put. See Do, v. t., and cf. Credo, Grant. ] 1. A definite summary of what is believed; esp., a summary of the articles of Christian faith; a confession of faith for public use; esp., one which is brief and comprehensive. [ 1913 Webster ]

In the Protestant system the creed is not coordinate with, but always subordinate to, the Bible. Schaff-Herzog Encyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to. [ 1913 Webster ]

I love him not, nor fear him; there's my creed. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Apostles' creed,
Athanasian creed,
Nicene creed. See under Apostle, Athanasian, Nicene. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To believe; to credit. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

That part which is so creeded by the people. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without a creed. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prov. E., a shred, the border of a cap. See Shred. ] 1. (Arch.) (a) A strip of plaster of the thickness proposed for the coat, applied to the wall at intervals of four or five feet, as a guide. (b) A wooden straightedge used to lay across the plaster screed, as a limit for the thickness of the coat. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A fragment; a portion; a shred. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See 1st Screed. For sense 2 cf. also Gael. sgread an outcry. ] 1. A breach or rent; a breaking forth into a loud, shrill sound; as, martial screeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An harangue; a long tirade on any subject. [ 1913 Webster ]

The old carl gae them a screed of doctrine; ye might have heard him a mile down the wind. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. [ Pref. un- not + decreed. ] Not decreed. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ 1st pref. un- + decree. ] Reversed or nullified by decree, as something previously decreed. [ 1913 Webster ]