Laodicean
adjective
lukewarm or indifferent, especially in religion, as were the early Christians of Laodicea.
Laodicean
American
[ley-od-uh-see-uhn, ley-uh-duh-]
/ leɪˌɒd əˈsi ən, ˌleɪ ə də- /
adjective
noun
laodicean
British
/ ˌleɪəʊdɪˈsɪən /
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Laodicean
First recorded in 1605–15; Laodice(a) + -an
Example Sentences
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I gather she has been doing what she can for the cause wi’ them slippery rascals o’ dragoons and their Laodicean commander, of whom I have my ain thoughts.
From Graham of Claverhouse by Ian Maclaren
As also, their rejecting all accessions from his Laodicean brethren, wherein was contained an explicit adherence to the same, until they did drop their former testimony.
From Act, Declaration, & Testimony for the Whole of our Covenanted Reformation, as Attained to, and Established in Britain and Ireland; Particularly Betwixt the Years 1638 and 1649, Inclusive by The Reformed Presbytery
We have been seeing some fine country of late; Dunster was one of the best bits, also grand old Luttrell Castle, which, by the way, is Hardy's Stancy Castle in "The Laodicean."
From Set in Silver by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
And what a contrast the Laodicean atmosphere of G.H.Q., and the frankness of an Australian and New Zealand mess!
From Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 by Stephen Graham
But he's a gentleman, almost too "Gentle," I sometimes feel, a Laodicean, mentally over-refined until it leaves him unable to cope with real life.
From The Prairie Wife by Harvey Dunn
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