nnoun.locationan ancient city in Bithynia; founded in the 4th century BC and flourished under the Romans; the Nicene Creed was adopted there in 325Derivationally Related Form:Nicaean
Part Holonyms:Bithynia
Instance Hypernyms:city metropolis urban center
Inherited Hypernyms:nicaeacitymunicipalityadministrative districtdistrictregionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:nicaeacitymunicipalityurban areageographical arearegionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.groupthe seventh ecumenical council in 787 which refuted iconoclasm and regulated the veneration of holy imagesSynset:Nicaea Second Council of Nicaea
Hypernyms:ecumenical council
Inherited Hypernyms:nicaeaecumenical councilcouncilassemblygatheringsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
nnoun.groupthe first ecumenical council in 325 which produced the wording of the Nicene Creed and condemned the heresy of ArianismSynset:First Council of Nicaea Nicaea
Hypernyms:ecumenical council
Inherited Hypernyms:nicaeaecumenical councilcouncilassemblygatheringsocial groupgroupabstractionentity