Latin Love, Vol I: Credere: to believe (cred)

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  1. creed
    any system of principles or beliefs
    In the last resort every man writes his own creed. Hocking, Silas K. (Silas Kitto)
    A creed is a philosophy, a set of guiding beliefs. It is often used as a synonym for "religion."
  2. credit
    an estimate of ability to fulfill financial commitments
    Even borrowers with good credit can have trouble refinancing student loans. Wall Street Journal (May 10, 2013)
    Your credit report informs money-lenders about how you've paid back loans, including your monthly bills, in the past. It tells the bank or other financial institution how much to believe your promise that you will pay them back (with interest).
  3. discredit
    damage the reputation of
    "We need some young, new people in parliament, not the old parties that are totally discredited."
    When you abuse someone's trust in you, you gradually discredit yourself. That is, you longer are believable.
  4. incredible
    beyond belief or understanding
    Those are incredible numbers considering hearing aids can run into the thousands of dollars.
    In conversation, the word "incredible" is used to express greatness, either good or bad. It is used as a synonym for "awesome" and "amazing," but its closest synonym is "unbelievable."
  5. credulous
    disposed to believe on little evidence
    Perhaps after all he had been too credulous. Weyman, Stanley John
    A credulous person is one who believes things or people too easily. The word "gullible," meaning "easily fooled (gulled)" is a synonym.
  6. credo
    any system of principles or beliefs
    He lives by Albert Einstein’s credo, “imagination is more important than knowledge.” Scientific American (Apr 28, 2012)
    The word "credo" means "I believe" in Latin. Although very closely related to the word "creed," a credo is usually used to refer to a guiding statement, whereas the word "creed" usually refers to a religion.
  7. accredited
    given official approval to act
    The material is being forwarded to an accredited laboratory for further analysis.” Time (Apr 17, 2013)
    An accredited laboratory, school, hospital, or other institution is one that has the stamp of approval of officials who believe in its quality.
  8. credence
    the mental attitude that something is believable
    But how much credence should we place in forecasts like these? New York Times (Jan 8, 2011)
    If we place credence in someone or something, it means that we believe it.
  9. credentials
    a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
    Despite my lack of entomology credentials, I’ve been thinking a lot about roaches lately.  Scientific American (Apr 30, 2013)
    Diplomas, certificates, licenses, passports, and I.D. tags are examples of credentials.
  10. creditor
    a person to whom money is owed by a debtor
    In addition, the county has so far reached negotiated deals with two creditors.
    People who purchase U.S. Savings bonds become creditors to the United States. In other words, the United States government now owes them the amount of money printed on the savings bond, but it doesn't have to pay up until the bond "comes due," which is the date that appears on the bond.
Created on Sat May 18 17:24:47 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Aug 08 13:43:37 EDT 2013)

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