Definition of Nicaea

1. Noun. An ancient city in Bithynia; founded in the 4th century BC and flourished under the Romans; the Nicene Creed was adopted there in 325.

Group relationships: Bithynia
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Derivative terms: Nicaean

2. Noun. The seventh ecumenical council in 787 which refuted iconoclasm and regulated the veneration of holy images.
Exact synonyms: Second Council Of Nicaea
Generic synonyms: Ecumenical Council

3. Noun. The first ecumenical council in 325 which produced the wording of the Nicene Creed and condemned the heresy of Arianism.
Exact synonyms: First Council Of Nicaea
Generic synonyms: Ecumenical Council

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nicaea

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nibbled
nibbler
nibblers
nibbles
nibbling
nibblings
Nibelung
Nibelungenlied
niblick
niblicks
niblike
nibs
nicad
nicads
Nicaea
Nicaean
nicagua
Nicandra
Nicandra physaloides
Nicaragua
Nicaraguan
Nicaraguan capital
Nicaraguan monetary unit
nicaragua wood
nicarbazin
nicardipine
niccolite
niccolite
niccolites

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