Nicene Creed

American  

[nahy-seen kreed, nahy-seen] / ˈnaɪ sin ˈkrid, naɪˈsin /

noun

1. a formal statement of the chief tenets of Christian belief, adopted by the first Nicene Council.

2. a later creed of closely similar form Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, or Constantinopolitan Creed referred, perhaps erroneously, to the Council of Constantinople (a.d. 381), received universally in the Eastern Church and, with an addition introduced in the 6th century a.d., accepted generally throughout western Christendom.

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Nicene Creed British  

noun

1. the formal summary of Christian beliefs promulgated at the first council of Nicaea in 325 _ad

2. a longer formulation of Christian beliefs authorized at the council of Constantinople in 381, and now used in most Christian liturgies

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Etymology

Origin of Nicene Creed

First recorded in 1550–60

Example Sentences

Standing in front of the basilica’s ruins, Leo, Bartholomew and other church leaders recited the Nicene Creed, the shared statement of Christian faith.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 325 AD, among other key decisions, more than 200 bishops at the council affirmed the belief that Jesus was the son of God, eventually leading to what is known as the Nicene Creed.

From BBC

Faculty members hired by Calvin University must sign a document saying their beliefs align with a set of historical Christian creeds and confessions, such as the Nicene Creed and the Heidelberg Catechism.

From Washington Post

Group members affirm the Nicene Creed, a Christian statement of belief recited weekly in Catholic and many Protestant churches.

From New York Times

The title is a phrase from the Nicene Creed, a declaration of Christian belief that has been a staple of orthodox liturgy since the fourth century.

From Los Angeles Times