Athanasian Creed


noun

a creed or formulary of Christian faith, of unknown authorship, formerly ascribed to Athanasius.

Origin of Athanasian Creed

First recorded in 1580–90

British Dictionary definitions for athanasian creed

Athanasian Creed

noun

Christianity a profession of faith widely used in the Western Church which, although formerly attributed to Athanasius, probably originated in Gaul between 381 and 428 ad