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# nicene

adjective (Nicene — a name)

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

## Everyday

1. (church) Nicene describes something connected with Nicaea, an ancient city in what is now Turkey, where Christian leaders met in a great council. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nicene/#m1)
2. (church) The Nicene Creed is a short statement of what Christians believe about God the Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit; many churches say it together at services. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nicene/#m2)

### In the lessons

In church life and religious education the word is almost always seen in "the Nicene Creed", which begins "We believe in one God". Saying it together is a way for Christians of many churches (Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican and others) to declare the same faith. Phrases: "the Nicene Creed", "the Council of Nicaea".

### Examples

- On Sunday the whole church stood to say the Nicene Creed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nicene/#x1)
- The Nicene Creed begins, "We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nicene/#x2)
- Our RE teacher explained that the Nicene Creed was agreed by a council of bishops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nicene/#x3)
- Christians believe what the Nicene Creed says about the Trinity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nicene/#x4)
- Many churches around the world use the Nicene Creed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nicene/#x5)
- Grandma knows the Nicene Creed by heart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nicene/#x6)

### Note

It is a proper adjective, so it takes a capital letter: Nicene. Pronounced NY-seen. It is used almost only in "the Nicene Creed" and "the Nicene Council". A "creed" is a statement of beliefs. Do not confuse it with the Apostles' Creed, another, shorter Christian creed.

## On Mova

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