Nicene
[ nahy-seen, nahy-seen ]
/ naɪˈsin, ˈnaɪ sin /
adjective
of or relating to Nicaea.
Also
Nicaean.
Origin of Nicene
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin
Nīcēnus, variant of
Nīcaenus < Greek
Nīkaîos (
Nī́kai(a) Nicaea +
-os adj. suffix), with
-n- from Latin adj. suffix
-ānus
-an
OTHER WORDS FROM Nicene
non-Ni·cene, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for nicene
Nicene
Nicaean (naɪˈsiːən)
/ (ˈnaɪsiːn) /
adjective
of or relating to Nicaea, an ancient city in NW Asia Minor, or its inhabitants