| NOUN | location | Nicaea | an ancient city in Bithynia |
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| group | Nicaea, Second Council of Nicaea | the seventh ecumenical council in 787 which refuted iconoclasm and regulated the veneration of holy images | |
| group | Nicaea, First Council of Nicaea | the first ecumenical council in 325 which produced the wording of the Nicene Creed and condemned the heresy / heresy of Arianism |
| Meaning | An ancient city in Bithynia; founded in the 4th century BC and flourished under the Romans; the Nicene Creed was adopted there in 325. | |
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| Instance of | city, metropolis, urban center | A large and densely populated urban area |
| Part of | Bithynia | An ancient country in northwestern Asia Minor in what is now Turkey |
| Adjectives | Nicaean, Nicene | of or relating to the ancient city of Nicaea in Asia Minor |
| Meaning | The seventh ecumenical council in 787 which refuted iconoclasm and regulated the veneration of holy images. | |
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| Synonym | Second Council of Nicaea | |
| Broader | ecumenical council | (early Christian church) one of seven gatherings of bishops from around the known world under the presidency of the Pope to regulate matters of faith and morals and discipline |
| Catalan | Segon Concili de Nicea | |
| Meaning | The first ecumenical council in 325 which produced the wording of the Nicene Creed and condemned the heresy / heresy of Arianism. | |
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| Synonym | First Council of Nicaea | |
| Broader | ecumenical council | (early Christian church) one of seven gatherings of bishops from around the known world under the presidency of the Pope to regulate matters of faith and morals and discipline |
| Catalan | Primer Concili de Nicea | |
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