Nicene
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Origin of Nicene
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin Nīcēnus, variant of Nīcaenus < Greek Nīkaîos ( Nī́kai ( a ) Nicaea + -os adj. suffix), with -n- from Latin adj. suffix -ānus -an
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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 ● Nov. 26, 2025
They adopted the Nicene Creed, a statement of dogma that declared Jesus was “begotten, not made” and was “consubstantial” with God, expressly embracing his divinity.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Group members affirm the Nicene Creed, a Christian statement of belief recited weekly in Catholic and many Protestant churches.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2020
They have an intimation that the world is made up, in the words of the Nicene Creed, of both the “seen and unseen.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2018
With the accession of Theodosius to the imperial throne, the prospect of success to the Nicene doctrine had dawned, if only it could find some courageous and devoted champion.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
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