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nicolaite

/nɪ.kəˈleɪ.ʌɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nico-laite
IPA
/nɪ.kəˈleɪ.ʌɪt/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Nicolaitan.

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Νικολαΐτης

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /nɪ.kəˈleɪ.ʌɪt/

Inflected Forms

Nicolaites (plural)

Derived Forms

Nicolaitism

Questions

How do you pronounce nicolaite?
The recorded pronunciation is /nɪ.kəˈleɪ.ʌɪt/.
What does nicolaite mean?
A Nicolaitan.
Where does nicolaite come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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