Laodicean

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

/ leɪˌɒd əˈsi ən, ˌleɪ ə də- /

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

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Example sentences from the Web for laodicean

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
He is the Laodicean, neither cold nor hot, whom decent people consider bad company.
Short Studies on Great Subjects|James Anthony Froude
The Laodicean attitude of a shrewd publisher hurt her less than at first.
The Higher Court|Mary Stewart Daggett
Verily we are in the last--the Laodicean stage--that of the Lukewarm Church.
The Chocolate Soldier|C. T. Studd

Naturally the public could not swallow it, for even God cannot digest a Laodicean.
Essays on Russian Novelists|William Lyon Phelps

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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