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• The Athanasian Creed —     The Athanasian Creed     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Athanasian Creed     One of the symbols of the Faith approved by the Church and given a place in her liturgy, is a short, clear exposition of the doctrines of the Trinity and the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Apostles' Creed — The Apostles Creed (Latin: Symbolum Apostolorum or Symbolum Apostolicum), sometimes titled Symbol of the Apostles, is an early statement of Christian belief, a creed or symbol .[1] It is widely used by a number of Christian denominations for both …   Wikipedia

• Apostles' Creed — • A formula containing in brief statements, or articles, the fundamental tenets of Christian belief, and having for its authors, according to tradition, the Twelve Apostles Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Apostles Creed      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Apostles' Creed —    The shorter form of the Creed as set forth in the Prayer Book is called the Apostles Creed because it was generally believed to have been composed by the Apostles themselves before they separated and left Jerusalem. However true or untrue this …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

• Apostles' creed — Creed Creed (kr[=e]d), 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. [,c]raddadh[=a]mi; [,c]rat trust + dh[=a] to put. See {Do}, v …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Apostles' Creed — a creed, dating back to about A.D. 400, traditionally ascribed to Christ s apostles and having widespread acceptance in the Christian church. It begins I believe in God the Father Almighty. * * * ▪ Christianity also called  Apostolicum,         a …   Universalium

• Apostles' Creed —    This term (from the Greek apostolos, meaning messenger, and the Latin credo, meaning I believe ) is aprofession of faith or statement of Christian belief; the Apostles Creed developed from the baptismal creed of the ancientchurch of Rome and… …   Glossary of theological terms

• Apostles' Creed — n. an ancient Christian statement of belief traditionally attributed to the Twelve Apostles: it begins, “I believe in God, the Father Almighty . . . .” …   English World dictionary

• Apostles' Creed — Apostles Creed, the a statement of religious belief in the Christian religion, beginning I believe in God the Father Almighty …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Apostles' creed — Apostle A*pos tle, n. [OE. apostle, apostel, postle, AS. apostol, L. apostolus, fr. Gr. ? messenger, one sent forth or away, fr. ? to send off or away; ? from + ? to send; akin to G. stellen to set, E. stall: cf. F. ap[^o]tre, Of. apostre,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Apostles' Creed — /əpɒsəlz ˈkrid/ (say uhposuhlz kreed) noun the, a concise statement of Christian belief traditionally ascribed to the Apostles, used mainly in the Western Church …