Nicolaitan

American  

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

noun

Nicolaitans plural

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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Noun Inflected Forms

• Nicolaitans
  plural

Example Sentences

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Nicolaitans

Even so hast thou them that maintain the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.

From The first New Testament printed in English by

The angel of the church of Ephesus is commended, for not bearing of those that were evil, for trying and detecting the false apostles, and for hating the works of the Nicolaitans, Rev. ii.

From The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London by

The Nicolaitans are the Continentes above described, who placed religion in abstinence from marriage, abandoning their wives if they had any.

From Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John by Newton, Isaac, Sir

But this thou hast because thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which deeds I also hate.

From The first New Testament printed in English by

Were the Nicolaitans a sect, properly so called?

From Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor