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Nicolaitan
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English
Alternative forms
en Nicholaitan
Etymology
en :af Nicolaite -an + 1
Pronunciation
en /nɪ.kəˈleɪ.ɪ.t(ə)n/ UK
Noun
A member of an early Christian sect (Nicolaism), said to participate in certain pagan ceremonies.
en 1604 w:Robert Cawdrey nicholaitan https://archive.org/details/bim_early-english-books-1475-1640_a-table-alphabeticall-_1604/page/n86/mode/1up A Table Alphabeticall, nicholaitan, (g) an heretike, like Nicholas, who helde that wiues ſhould bee common to all alike. on
Revelation 2 6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which also I hate....So hast thou also them that hold to the doctrine of the Nicolaitans.
Derived terms
en Nicolaitanism
Translations
member of early Christian sect
Cherokee: chr ᎠᏂᎦᎴᏓᏂ
en eponyms