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nicene council

Ni·cene coun·cil
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nahy-seen, nahy-seen koun-suh l]
    • /naɪˈsin, ˈnaɪ sin ˈkaʊn səl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nahy-seen, nahy-seen koun-suh l]
    • /naɪˈsin, ˈnaɪ sin ˈkaʊn səl/

Definitions of nicene council words

  • noun nicene council either of two church councils that met at Nicaea, the first in a.d. 325 to deal with the Arian heresy, the second in a.d. 787 to consider the question of the veneration of images. 1
  • noun nicene council the first council of Nicaea, the first general council of the Church, held in 325 ad to settle the Arian controversy 0
  • noun nicene council the second council of Nicaea, the seventh general council of the Church, held in 787 ad to settle the question of images 0
  • noun nicene council either of two church councils that met in Nicaea in a.d. 325 and a.d. 787; esp., the first of these, that condemned Arianism and adopted the Nicene Creed 0
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Origin of nicene council

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

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Parts of speech for Nicene council

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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nicene council popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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