CREDENDA Synonyms

• an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

• (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed

• any system of principles or beliefs

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

• a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

• a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

• a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative

• an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

• imaginary or visionary theorization

• a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

• the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics

• any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation

• a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

• a rule or standard especially of good behavior

• a basic truth or law or assumption

• a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system

• rule of personal conduct

• (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)

• a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof