Nicene
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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
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The bishop and Church historian Eusebius, who took part, wrote that the church was tightly packed, and that discussions later moved to an imperial palace, where the Nicene Creed was drafted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
In 325 AD, among other key decisions, more than 200 bishops at the council affirmed the belief that Jesus was the son of God, eventually leading to what is known as the Nicene Creed.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025
The First Council of Constantinople, convened in 381, reestablished the Nicene Creed and addressed the topic of the Holy Spirit, suggesting that the problem of Arius’s sympathizers had not completely disappeared.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Group members affirm the Nicene Creed, a Christian statement of belief recited weekly in Catholic and many Protestant churches.
From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2020
It contains three creeds—the Apostles’, the Nicene, and that called of Athanasius.
From Satires And Profanities by Foote, G. W. (George William)
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