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ante-Nicene

ante-Nicene adjective: of or relating to those early Christians who lived before the council of Nicea in 325 AD.

Adjective

ante-Nicene

  1. (historical) Of or relating to those early Christians who lived before the council of Nicea in 325 AD.

Antonyms of ante-Nicene

Forms of ante-Nicene

alternative formantenicene
alternative formAnte-Nicene
alternative formAntenicene

Origin of ante-Nicene

From ante- + Nicene.

Questions about ante-Nicene

What does ante-Nicene mean?
Ante-Nicene means of or relating to those early Christians who lived before the council of Nicea in 325 AD.
What part of speech is ante-Nicene?
Ante-Nicene is an adjective.

Words near ante-Nicene in the dictionary

  1. ante-cabinets
  2. ante-camera
  3. ante-historic
  4. ante-mortem
  5. ante-Mosaic
  6. ante-Nicene
  7. ante-port
  8. ante-ports
  9. ante-post
  10. ante-room
  11. ante-rooms

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