"No. I said what I meant.
The faith connotations were intentional.
But you do crosswords. You knew that."
.,,.
ɷɷɷBUMɷɷɷ: the only "faith connotation" is a bit of furniture --

cre·dence
noun
1.
belief as to the truth of something: to give credence to a claim.
2.
something giving a claim to belief or confidence: letter of credence.
3.
Also called credence table, credenza. Ecclesiastical . a small side table, shelf, or niche for holding articles used in the Eucharist service.

Meant 'creed' or 'credo', dincha Musky?

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