creedism

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noun

prejudice, discrimination or unequal treatment on the basis of a person's creed, including by institutions that enforce another creed’s rankings.

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nouncreedism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableprejudice, discrimination or unequal treatment on the basis of a person's creed, including by institutions that enforce another creed’s rankings.

Origin

From creed + -ism ultimately from Latin credere (“to believe”).

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creedism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creedism

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “creedism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creedism.

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