Nicaeanadj.n.

Brit.

/nʌɪˈsiːən/, U.S.

/naɪˈsiən/

Forms: 1600s– Nicaean, 1600s– Nicean.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Nīcaea , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin Nīcaea (see Nicene adj. and n.) + -an suffix.Compare also Old English Niceanisc (adjective) in the same sense ( < post-classical Latin Nicaeanus (731 in Bede) + -ish suffix¹).

A. adj.

Of or relating to the ancient city of Nicaea in Asia Minor; (also) spec. = Nicene adj. 3.

ΚΠ

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Nicean, pertaining to Nice, a City in Bithinia.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Nicean or Nicene, belonging to that City.

a1785 R. Glover Athenaid (1787) I. iv. 87 Ten coursers whiter than their native snows On wintry Media's fields; Nicæan breed.

1834 Penny Cycl. II. 341/1 Eusebianism was..as victorious in the east as the Nicæan Creed was..in the west.

1884 A. T. de Vere Poet. Wks. VI. i. 83 The senate sat In Jove's old temple on the Capitol: My fame Nicæan edged their hate.

1929 E. C. Thomas Lay Folks' Hist. Liturgy ii. v. 182 We find Sozomen the historian as late as 400–500 refraining from setting forth the Nicean Creed in his ecclesiastical history.

1995 Church Times 6 Jan. 11/5 Questions about Nicaean or other definitions lie in the areas of hermeneutics and historical theology.

B. n.

A native or inhabitant of Nicaea. Also: = Nicenian n.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > creed > kinds of creed > [noun] > Nicene > adherent

Nicenian1664

Nicaean1684

Nicenist1854

Nicene1882

1684 A. Morellius in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 14 831 The world is happy in Commodus, say the Nicæans.

1860 Chambers's Encycl. I. 403/2 Morally the victory was leaning to the side of the Nicæans.

1908 J. Payne Carol & Cadence 137 'Tis told of Epitherses the Nicæan.

1999 Encycl. Brit. Online (Version 99.1) at Ancient Rome Pagans as well as orthodox Nicaeans (Homoousians) and extremist Arians (Anomoeans) were persecuted.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nicaean
释义	Nicaeanadj.n. Brit. /nʌɪˈsiːən/, U.S. /naɪˈsiən/ Forms: 1600s– Nicaean, 1600s– Nicean. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Nīcaea , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Nīcaea (see Nicene adj. and n.) + -an suffix.Compare also Old English Niceanisc (adjective) in the same sense ( < post-classical Latin Nicaeanus (731 in Bede) + -ish suffix¹). A. adj. Of or relating to the ancient city of Nicaea in Asia Minor; (also) spec. = Nicene adj. 3. ΚΠ 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Nicean, pertaining to Nice, a City in Bithinia. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Nicean or Nicene, belonging to that City. a1785 R. Glover Athenaid (1787) I. iv. 87 Ten coursers whiter than their native snows On wintry Media's fields; Nicæan breed. 1834 Penny Cycl. II. 341/1 Eusebianism was..as victorious in the east as the Nicæan Creed was..in the west. 1884 A. T. de Vere Poet. Wks. VI. i. 83 The senate sat In Jove's old temple on the Capitol: My fame Nicæan edged their hate. 1929 E. C. Thomas Lay Folks' Hist. Liturgy ii. v. 182 We find Sozomen the historian as late as 400–500 refraining from setting forth the Nicean Creed in his ecclesiastical history. 1995 Church Times 6 Jan. 11/5 Questions about Nicaean or other definitions lie in the areas of hermeneutics and historical theology. B. n. A native or inhabitant of Nicaea. Also: = Nicenian n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > creed > kinds of creed > [noun] > Nicene > adherent Nicenian1664 Nicaean1684 Nicenist1854 Nicene1882 1684 A. Morellius in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 14 831 The world is happy in Commodus, say the Nicæans. 1860 Chambers's Encycl. I. 403/2 Morally the victory was leaning to the side of the Nicæans. 1908 J. Payne Carol & Cadence 137 'Tis told of Epitherses the Nicæan. 1999 Encycl. Brit. Online (Version 99.1) at Ancient Rome Pagans as well as orthodox Nicaeans (Homoousians) and extremist Arians (Anomoeans) were persecuted. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1656
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