Nicene

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nicene \Ni"cene\, a. [L. Nicaenus, fr. Nicaea Nice, Gr. ?.]
     Of or pertaining to Nice, a town of Asia Minor, or to the
     ecumenical council held there a. d. 325.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Nicene Creed}, a summary of Christian faith, composed and


        adopted by the Council of Nice, against Arianism, a. d.
        325, altered and confirmed by the Council of
        Constantinople, a. d. 381, and by subsequent councils.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Nicene
       adj : of or relating to the ancient city of Nicaea in Asia Minor
             [syn: {Nicaean}]