'Nicene' definitions:
Definition of 'Nicene'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to the ancient city of Nicaea in Asia Minor [syn: Nicaean, Nicene]
Definition of 'Nicene'
From: 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]