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creed
A statement of belief or a fixed set of convictions and principles that guide the actions of a person or group; a credo.
Sein persönliches Creed war es, immer ehrlich zu sein und hart zu arbeiten.
His personal creed was to always be honest and work hard.
'Das Creed' is a word used in elevated written language or educated language. It is rarely used in everyday conversation.
In seiner Autobiografie beschreibt der Künstler sein ästhetisches Creed.
In his autobiography, the artist describes his aesthetic creed.
The word is very often combined with a possessive pronoun ('mein' (my), 'dein' (your), 'sein' (his)) or a genitive to describe the personal beliefs of a person or group.
Sein Creed war es, jedem Menschen mit Respekt zu begegnen.
His creed was to treat every person with respect.
'Creed' is often combined with adjectives such as 'persönlich' (personal), 'politisch' (political), or 'moralisch' (moral) to define the type of belief more precisely.
Ihr persönliches Creed verbietet ihr, unehrlich zu sein.
Her personal creed forbids her from being dishonest.
principle
'das Prinzip' and 'das Creed' can both refer to fixed beliefs that a person or group acts according to. 'Prinzip' is the normal, broad German word. It can be a single basic rule or a firm attitude. 'Creed' refers more to a whole statement of belief or a fixed set of convictions and sounds more specific. Learners may confuse the words because a creed can consist of principles. In everyday language, 'Prinzip' is usually more natural; 'Creed' fits more when you want to emphasize a clear guiding philosophy or statement of belief.
Das Creed der Gruppe lautet, dass jeder Verantwortung für die anderen trägt.
The group's creed is that everyone bears responsibility for the others.
Aus Prinzip kauft Lisa keine Produkte, die sie nicht wirklich braucht.
As a matter of principle, Lisa does not buy products she does not really need.