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nicaea meaning and definition
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Definition of Nicaea (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
- the seventh ecumenical council in 787 which refuted iconoclasm and regulated the veneration of holy images
- synonyms: Second Council of Nicaea
- the first ecumenical council in 325 which produced the wording of the Nicene Creed and condemned the heresy of Arianism
- synonyms: First Council of Nicaea
Source: Princeton University Wordnet