What does "nicaea" mean?

the first ecumenical council in 325 which produced the wording of the Nicene Creed and condemned the heresy of Arianism

Nicaea

Q: What is a synonym for "nicaea"?

Common synonyms include: ancore, antiogonia, first council of nicaea, first council of nicaea, helicore, second council of nicaea.

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Noun

1
the first ecumenical council in 325 which produced the wording of the Nicene Creed and condemned the heresy of Arianism wordnet
2
the seventh ecumenical council in 787 which refuted iconoclasm and regulated the veneration of holy images wordnet

Proper Noun

1
Former name of Iznik: a town in Bursa Province, Turkey, famed for the 325 CE church council that composed the Nicene Creed. historical

Synonyms

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ancore antiogonia first council of nicaea first council of nicaea helicore second council of nicaea

Etymology

From Latin Nīcaea, from Ancient Greek Νίκαια (Níkaia), for Nicaea wife of Lysimachus, from νίκη (níkē, “victory”) + -ια (-ia, “-ia: forming feminine names”). Doublet of Iznik and Nice.

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asia minor nicene creed

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