the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A thing to be believed; an article of faith; -- distinguished from agendum, a practical duty.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In theology, something to be believed; an article of faith; a matter of belief, as distinguished from agendum, a matter of practice: usually in the plural.
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n. (Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided
Word Usage
"Richard Dawkins, in keeping with the contemporary liberal credendum, assumes that there must be a gay gene."