Nicodemite

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UK/nɪkəˈdiːmʌɪt/

noun

Someone who hides their faith or belief in something; a secret adherent.

OriginMiddle French Nicodemite →
First used 16th c.Scrabble 15
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Meanings

nounNicodemite (plural Nicodemites)

plural Nicodemites

  1. Someone who hides their faith or belief in something; a secret adherent.First known use 16th c.

    The democratic dividends for Scotland have been kept well off the agenda by the big-business-led no campaign and its Nicodemite fellow travellers – a few of whom are writers.

    2014 July 23, Alan Warner, The Guardian

Origin

  1. Middle FrenchNicodemite
  2. EnglishNicodemite

Borrowed from Middle French Nicodemite, corresponding to Nicodemus + -ite, after a Pharisee in the Gospel of John who secretly comes to Jesus for instruction while outwardly remaining a pious Jew.

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Translations

Dutch nicodemiet
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Finnish salauskovainen
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German Nikodemit
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Italian nicodemita
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Romanian Nicodemit
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Nicodemite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nicodemite

MLA

“Nicodemite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nicodemite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nicodemite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nicodemite.

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