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From creed + -ism ultimately from Latin credere (“to believe”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: prejudice, discrimination or unequal treatment on the basis of a person's creed, including by institutions that enforce another creed’s rankings. Full definition →
From creed + -ism ultimately from Latin credere (“to believe”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.