by means of loans on personal estate, after the manner of the crédit foncier on real estate. In practice,
however, this distinction has not been strictly observed.
Creditor
(Cred"it*or) n. [L.: cf. F. crditeur. See Credit.]
1. One who credits, believes, or trusts.
The easy creditors of novelties.
Daniel.
2. One who gives credit in business matters; hence, one to whom money is due; — correlative to debtor.
Creditors have better memories than debtors.
Franklin.
Creditress
(Cred"it*ress Cred"i*trix) n. [L. creditrix.] A female creditor.
Credo
(Cre"do) n. [L. See Creed.] The creed, as sung or read in the Roman Catholic church.
He repeated Aves and Credos.
Macaulay.
Credulity
(Cre*du"li*ty) n. [L. credulitas, fr. credulus: cf. F. crédulité. See Credulous.] Readiness of
belief; a disposition to believe on slight evidence.
That implict credulity is the mark of a feeble mind will not be disputed.
Sir W. Hamilton.
Credulous
(Cred"u*lous) a. [L. credulus, fr. credere. See Creed.]
1. Apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting. Landor.
Eve, our credulous mother.
Milton.
2. Believed too readily. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Credulously
(Cred"u*lous*ly), adv. With credulity.
Credulousness
(Cred"u*lous*ness), n. Readiness to believe on slight evidence; credulity.
Beyond all credulity is the credulousness of atheists.
S. Clarke.
Creed
(Creed) 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. çraddadhami; çrat trust +
dha 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.
In the Protestant system the creed is not coördinate with, but always subordinate to, the Bible.
Schaff-
Herzog Encyc.
2. Any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to.
I love him not, nor fear him; there's my creed.
Shak.
Apostles' creed,
Athanasian creed,
Nicene creed.
See under Apostle, Athanasian, Nicene.
Creed
(Creed), v. t. To believe; to credit. [Obs.]
That part which is so creeded by the people.
Milton.