Nicene

American  

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

adjective

1. of or relating to Nicaea.

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Nicene British  

/ ˈnaɪsiːn, naɪˈsiːən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Nicaea, an ancient city in NW Asia Minor, or its inhabitants

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Other Word Forms

• non-Nicene adjective

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

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

The First Council of Constantinople, convened in 381, reestablished the Nicene Creed and addressed the topic of the Holy Spirit, suggesting that the problem of Arius’s sympathizers had not completely disappeared.

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

His metropolitan, Acacius of Caesarea, inclined to Arianism, while Cyril strongly espoused the Nicene creed and was, in consequence, deposed for a time.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various