Nicene Council

American  

noun

1. either of two church councils that met at Nicaea, the first in a.d. 325 to deal with the Arian heresy, the second in a.d. 787 to consider the question of the veneration of images.

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Nicene Council British  

noun

1. the first council of Nicaea, the first general council of the Church, held in 325 _ad to settle the Arian controversy

2. the second council of Nicaea, the seventh general council of the Church, held in 787 _ad to settle the question of images

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Etymology

Origin of Nicene Council

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

So you know nothing about the Nicene Council, ladies?

From The Red Room by Strindberg, August

It was at this Nicene Council that the great St. Athanasius, then only a deacon, first distinguished himself by his opposition to the heresies of Arius.

From A Key to the Knowledge of Church History (Ancient) by Blunt, John Henry

On the left of this, over the First Nicene Council, is II.

From The Care of Books by Clark, John Willis

Another eminent witness for Θεός, whom also you do not condescend to notice, is Epiphanius, deacon of Catana in Sicily,—who represented Thomas, Abp. of Sardinia, at the 2nd Nicene Council, a.d.

From The Revision Revised by Burgon, John William

All this and much more is comprehended in that act of the Emperor Constantino which sanctioned the convocation of the Nicene Council.

From Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)