Nicolaite

//nɪ.kəˈleɪ.ʌɪt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Nicolaitan. historical

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.

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