Laodicea

[ ley-od-uh-see-uh, ley-uh-duh- ]

/ leɪˌɒd əˈsi ə, ˌleɪ ə də- /

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noun

ancient name of Latakia.

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Words nearby Laodicea

Laoag, Laocoön, Laodamas, Laodamia, Laodice, Laodicea, Laodicean, laogai, Laoighis, Laois, Laokoön

How to use Laodicea in a sentence

The Council of Laodicea forbade ecclesiastics to wear amulets and phylacteries, on pain of degradation.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
Do you not read what he saith to the church of Laodicea, Rev. iii.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter
Pavonazzetto is thus associated in an interesting manner with the Phrygian cities of Laodicea and Colosse.
Roman Mosaics|Hugh Macmillan
The orders were carried out without opposition; but Octavius met with his death, at the hand of a patriot, in a bath at Laodicea.
History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz

Then he goes back to Laodicea, leaving the army in winter-quarters, under the command of his brother Quintus.
The Life of Cicero|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for Laodicea

Laodicea

/ (ˌleɪəʊdɪˈsɪə) /

noun

the ancient name of several Greek cities in W Asia, notably of Latakia

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