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Definition of Nicene Creed
1. Noun. (Christianity) a formal creed summarizing Christian beliefs; first adopted in 325 and later expanded.
Generic synonyms: Church Doctrine, Creed, Gospel, Religious Doctrine
Definition of Nicene Creed
1. Proper noun. The first official creed of the early Christian church, stating the basic tenets of the Christian faith, including the nature of the Holy Trinity ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Nicene Creed
Literary usage of Nicene Creed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1909)
"Gregory Nazianzen, who was in attendance, in his comprehensive letter on the rule
of faith written soon after its close, mentions only the Nicene Creed, ..."
2. Journal of Theological Studies by Oxford Journals (Oxford University Press) (1906)
"THE 'NICENE' CREED IN THE SYRIAC PSALTER. M SS quoted :— C = Brit. Mus. Add.
17110 (supplementary hand of Cent, ix or x). D = „ „ „ 14436 (Cent, viii or ix) ..."
3. Journal of Theological Studies (1903)
"That the Nicene Creed formerly stood there is attested by the description of the
Creed which still remains, though it does not apply to the formula which ..."
4. An exposition of the Creed by John Pearson (1857)
"... as if he were after the day of judgment to be removed from the right hand of
God, the ancient Fathers added those words to the Nicene Creed, ..."
5. The History of Christianity: From the Birth of Christ to the Abolition of by Henry Hart Milman (1840)
"Nicene creed. The Nicene creed was the result of the solemn deliberation of the
assembly. It was conceived with some degree of oriental indefiniteness, ..."
6. The Contemporary Review (1870)
"It is true that anathemas were appended to the original Nicene Creed, ...
The Nicene anathemas appear, indeed, if ever the Nicene Creed is recited in its ..."
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