Laodicean

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

adjective

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

noun

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

laodicean

/ ˌleɪəʊdɪˈsɪən /

adjective

1. lukewarm and indifferent, esp in religious matters

noun

1. a person having a lukewarm attitude towards religious matters

Word History and Origins

Origin of Laodicean¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Laodicean¹

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

Example Sentences

The Laodicean attitude of a shrewd publisher hurt her less than at first.

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As a season she is distinctly a failure, being neither one thing nor the other, neither hot nor cold, a very Laodicean.

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Is it possible that we have the lost Laodicean document in the epistle before us?

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Such Laodicean luke-warmness betokens in the class which exhibits it a weakening of impulse.

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They show an amount and degree of interest in ideas of the kind which are surprising to a Laodicean like me.

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