of or relating to Nicaea, an ancient city in NW Asia Minor, or its inhabitants
Nicene in American English
(ˈnaɪˌsin; naɪˈsin)
adjective
of Nicaea
Nicene in American English
(naiˈsin, ˈnaisin)
adjective
of or pertaining to Nicaea
Also: Nicaean
Word origin
[1350–1400; ME ‹ LL Nīcēnus, var. of Nīcaenus ‹ Gk Nīkaîos (Ni᷇kai(a) Nicaea + -os adj. suffix), with -n- from L adj. suffix -ānus-an]This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: drag, index, range, screen, tune