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Nicolaitan

American  
[nik-uh-lay-it-uhn] / ˌnɪk əˈleɪ ɪt ən /

noun

plural

Nicolaitans

  1. History/Historical. in early Christianity, a member of a group mentioned in the New Testament and considered heretical.

  2. History/Historical. in medieval Christianity, a member of any of various groups deemed heretical, especially a group opposed to clerical celibacy or described by its critics as morally licentious.

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