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nicene

/ˈnaɪ.siːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables
nicene
IPA
/ˈnaɪ.siːn/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Nicaea.

adj

Of or pertaining to the First Council of Nicaea convened by the Roman Emperor Constantine I, or to the churches that profess the Nicene Creed, the formulation of which began at this council.

noun

A supporter of the Nicene Creed.

Etymology

Latin Nīcaenus

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Nicaene (alternative) Nicæne (alternative) Nicenes (plural)

Derived Forms

Nicenian

Phrases

ante-Nicene Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed Niceno- Post-Nicene

Synonyms

Nicaean Nicenist

Questions

How do you pronounce nicene?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnaɪ.siːn/.
What does nicene mean?
Of or pertaining to Nicaea.
Where does nicene come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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