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# nicaea

proper noun (Nicaea)

«nicaea» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (history, church) Nicaea was an ancient city in what is now Turkey (today the town of İznik). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nicaea/#m1)
2. (church) The Council of Nicaea was a famous meeting of Christian bishops held there, called by the Roman emperor Constantine; it wrote the Nicene Creed, a statement of what Christians believe about God. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nicaea/#m2)

### In the lessons

In religion and history lessons: the Council of Nicaea and the Nicene Creed, which many churches still say aloud in services. It tells the reader about early church history.

### Examples

- The Council of Nicaea met in an ancient city in Turkey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nicaea/#x1)
- Bishops travelled from many lands to Nicaea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nicaea/#x2)
- The Nicene Creed is named after Nicaea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nicaea/#x3)
- Many churches still say the Nicene Creed on Sundays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nicaea/#x4)
- Emperor Constantine called the council at Nicaea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nicaea/#x5)
- Nicaea is now a town called İznik. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nicaea/#x6)

### Note

Proper noun: capital N. Said nye-SEE-uh. Adjective: Nicene (the Nicene Creed). A common myth says the Council of Nicaea chose which books go in the Bible; it did not.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «nicaea» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nicaea/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nicaea» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nicaea.html) on Mova free.