Nicolaitanismn.
/nɪkəˈleɪᵻtənɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌnɪkəˈleɪᵻtnˌɪz(ə)m/, /ˌnɪkəˈleɪᵻdənˌɪz(ə)m/ Chiefly historical.
The beliefs and practices of the Nicolaitan sect; libertinism; an instance of this. Later: spec. the practice of clerical marriage.
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Nicolaitanism1664
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1664 J. Wilson Cheats v. v. 76 What Dancing? Countrey Dances; they are Pagan; French Dances; Fye, Fye, Antick; Our ordinarie dancing; villanous; 'tis mixt, and promiscuous, a verie Nicolaitinism.
1883 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. II. 1655 The similarity of Nicolaitanism and the Antinomianism of Corinth.
1918 V. Day tr. G. Kurth Church at Turning Points iv. 71 The pitiless opponent of simony and Nicolaitanism.
1990 Speculum 65 152 At the same time his support for secular Angevin policies made him bow to some comital raiding of church resources, and he tolerated proprietary churches, simony, and nicolaitanism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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