First recorded in 1605–15; Laodice(a) + -an
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On this ground some have supposed that the present epistle was intended to be encyclical—an epistle for general circulation among the churches; others, that it is the Laodicean epistle referred to in Col.
From Companion to the Bible by Barrows, E. P. (Elijah Porter)
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 Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
The connection forbids us to suppose that a letter written by the Laodicean Church is meant.
From The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon by Maclaren, Alexander
He equally abhorred the fanaticism of the benighted orthodox and the Laodicean lukewarmness of the advanced Maskilim.
From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Raisin, Jacob S.
There is, however, in The Fair Haven a good deal more than theological controversy, and our Laodicean age will appreciate Butler’s humour and irony if it cares little for his polemics.
From The Fair Haven by Streatfeild, R. A. (Richard Alexander)
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