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Nicolaite

UK/nɪ.kəˈleɪ.ʌɪt/

Nicolaite noun: a Nicolaitan.

Noun

Nicolaite (plural Nicolaites)

  1. (historical) A Nicolaitan.

Forms of Nicolaite

pluralNicolaites

Origin of Nicolaite

From Late Latin Nicolaita, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Νικολαΐτης (Nikolaḯtēs), from Νικόλαος (Nikólaos, “Nicolas”); Nicolas of Antioch was associated with the sect, although the word may have come from a different allegorical use of the name.

Words formed from Nicolaite

Questions about Nicolaite

What does Nicolaite mean?
Nicolaite means a Nicolaitan.
What part of speech is Nicolaite?
Nicolaite is a noun.
How do you pronounce Nicolaite?
Nicolaite is pronounced /nɪ.kəˈleɪ.ʌɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of Nicolaite?
The plural of Nicolaite is Nicolaites.

Words near Nicolaite in the dictionary

  1. Nicolaides-Baraitser syndrome
  2. Nicolaism
  3. Nicolaitan
  4. Nicolaitanism
  5. Nicolaitans
  6. Nicolaite
  7. Nicolaites
  8. Nicolaitism
  9. Nicolas
  10. Nicolau-Balus syndrome
  11. Nicolaus

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