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Nicolaitan

UK/nɪ.kəˈleɪ.ɪ.t(ə)n/

Nicolaitan noun: a member of an early Christian sect (Nicolaism), said to participate in certain pagan ceremonies.

Noun

Nicolaitan (plural Nicolaitans)

  1. A member of an early Christian sect (Nicolaism), said to participate in certain pagan ceremonies.
    • nicholaitan, (g) an heretike, like Nicholas, who helde that wiues ſhould bee common to all alike.[1604, Robert Cawdrey, “nicholaitan”, in A Table Alphabeticall, […]
    • But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which also I hate....So hast thou also them that hold to the doctrine of the Nicolaitans.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 2:6

Forms of Nicolaitan

pluralNicolaitans
alternative formNicholaitan

Origin of Nicolaitan

From Nicolaite + -an.

Words formed from Nicolaitan

Questions about Nicolaitan

What does Nicolaitan mean?
Nicolaitan means a member of an early Christian sect (Nicolaism), said to participate in certain pagan ceremonies.
What part of speech is Nicolaitan?
Nicolaitan is a noun.
How do you pronounce Nicolaitan?
Nicolaitan is pronounced /nɪ.kəˈleɪ.ɪ.t(ə)n/ (UK).
What is the plural of Nicolaitan?
The plural of Nicolaitan is Nicolaitans.

Words near Nicolaitan in the dictionary

  1. Nicol prisms
  2. Nicola
  3. Nicolae Bălcescu
  4. Nicolaides-Baraitser syndrome
  5. Nicolaism
  6. Nicolaitan
  7. Nicolaitanism
  8. Nicolaitans
  9. Nicolaite
  10. Nicolaites
  11. Nicolaitism

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