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Nicolaitan /nɪkəˈleɪɪt(ə)n/(also Nicolaitane) Chiefly historical nounA member of an early Christian or Gnostic sect, believed to have allowed its members to participate in pagan ceremonies. Also generally : a married priest, an opponent of clerical celibacy.- The Nicolaitans are mentioned in Revelation 2:6, 2:15, but their beliefs are otherwise almost unknown. Their association with clerical marriage and subsequently libertinism in general is a later development..
adjectiveOf or relating to the Nicolaitans or their views; paganistic, libertine. OriginEarly 16th century; earliest use found in The New Testament. From Nicolaite + -an. |