- Nicene (adj.)
[Nicene 词源字典]
- early 15c., in reference to Nicaea (Greek Nikaia, modern Turkish Isnik), city in Bithynia where ecclesiastical council of 325 C.E. dealt with the Arian schism and produced the Nicene Creed. A second council held there (787) considered the question of images.[Nicene etymology, Nicene origin, 英语词源]