Nicaea

[ nahy-see-uh ]

/ naɪˈsi ə /

noun

an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.

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As Lewis Ayres shows in his book Nicaea and its Legacy, there were numerous points of disagreement and dissent.

Plotting Nicea III Could Be Pope Francis's Masterstroke |Candida Moss |June 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Parthenius of Nicaea wrote a collection of short Love Romances of a very different type.

Essays on the Greek Romances |Elizabeth Hazelton Haight
The second, convened at Nicaea in 787, formally revived the adoration of images and reunited the Eastern church with that of Rome.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7 |Various
Is not the age of Nicaea a good time for precedents, O purist in matters ecclesiastical?

The Cradle of Mankind |W.A. Wigram

The decrees of Sardica, an obscure council, were later confused with those of Nicaea and thus gained weight.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4 |Various
The subsequent oecumenical synods of the undivided Church were patterned on that of Nicaea.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for nicaea

Nicaea

/ (naɪˈsiːə) /

noun

an ancient city in NW Asia Minor, in Bithynia: site of the first council of Nicaea (325 ad), which composed the Nicene Creed Modern Turkish name: Iznik

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