释义 |
nic·o·de·mite \ˌnikəˈdēˌmīt\ noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Nicodemus, the Jewish ruler who came to Jesus by night (from Latin, from Greek Nikodēmos) (John 3:1-21) + English -ite : a secret follower or adherent; specifically : a 16th century Protestant Christian who to escape persecution concealed his Protestantism while living in a Roman Catholic country |