Nicene

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnaɪsiːn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nī sēn′, nī′sēn)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Ni•cene  (nī sēn′, nī′sēn),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of or pertaining to Nicaea.
Also, Nicaean. 
  • Greek Nīkaîos (Ní̄kai(a) Nicaea + -os adjective, adjectival suffix), with -n- from Latin adjective, adjectival suffix -ānus -an
  • Late Latin Nīcēnus, variant of Nīcaenus
  • Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Nicene / ˈnaɪsiːn/, Nicaean / naɪˈsiːən/
  1. of or relating to Nicaea, an ancient city in NW Asia Minor, or its inhabitants
'Nicene' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Constantinopolitan Creed - Credo - Nicaea - Nicaean - Nicene Council - Nicene Creed - Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed - ante-Nicene - credo - creed - non-Nicene

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