Laodicean

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

/ leɪˌɒd əˈsi ən, ˌleɪ ə də- /

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Definition of Laodicean

adjective

lukewarm or indifferent, especially in religion, as were the early Christians of Laodicea.

noun

a person who is lukewarm or indifferent, especially in religion.

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Origin of Laodicean

First recorded in 1605–15; Laodice(a) + -an

Words nearby Laodicean

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

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How to use Laodicean in a sentence

The Laodicean attitude of a shrewd publisher hurt her less than at first.
The Higher Court|Mary Stewart Daggett
As a season she is distinctly a failure, being neither one thing nor the other, neither hot nor cold, a very Laodicean.
Imaginary Interviews|W. D. Howells
Is it possible that we have the lost Laodicean document in the epistle before us?
The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians|G. G. Findlay
Such Laodicean luke-warmness betokens in the class which exhibits it a weakening of impulse.
Post-Prandial Philosophy|Grant Allen

They show an amount and degree of interest in ideas of the kind which are surprising to a Laodicean like me.
Robert Elsmere|Mrs. Humphry Ward

British Dictionary definitions for Laodicean

laodicean

/ (ˌleɪəʊdɪˈsɪən) /

adjective

lukewarm and indifferent, esp in religious matters

noun

a person having a lukewarm attitude towards religious matters

Word Origin for laodicean

C17: referring to the early Christians of Laodicea (Revelation 3:14–16)

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