nicodemus
/nɪkəˈdiːməs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A Pharisee, a secret follower of Jesus in the New Testament.
name
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Example Sentences
- "There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews; The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God:"
- "How many Caesars and Pompeys, he would say, by mere inspiration of their names, have been rendered worthy of them? And how many, he would add, are there, who might have done exceedingly well in the world, had not their characters and spirits been totally depressed and Nicodemus’d into nothing?"
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νῑκόδημος (Nīkódēmos), from νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Νῑκόδημος
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.
Inflected Forms
Nicodemuses (present, singular)
Nicodemusing (participle, present)
Nicodemused (participle, past)
Nicodemused (past)