nicene

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Adjective

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Ni=cene

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective nicene has 1 sense

nicene(a = adj.pert) nicaean - of or relating to the ancient city of Nicaea in Asia Minor;

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CIDE DICTIONARY

nicene, a. [L. Nicaenus, fr. Nicaea Nice, Gr. .].

Of or pertaining to Nice, a town of Asia Minor, or to the ecumenical council held there a. d. 325. [1913 Webster]

Nicene Creed (, a summary of Christian faith, composed and adopted by the Council of Nice, against Arianism, a. d. 325, altered and confirmed by the Council of Constantinople, a. d. 381, and by subsequent councils.