Nicolaitan

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UK/nɪ.kəˈleɪ.ɪ.t(ə)n/

noun

A member of an early Christian sect (Nicolaism), said to participate in certain pagan ceremonies.

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Meanings

nounNicolaitan (plural Nicolaitans)

plural Nicolaitans · alternative Nicholaitan

  1. A member of an early Christian sect (Nicolaism), said to participate in certain pagan ceremonies.

    nicholaitan, (g) an heretike, like Nicholas, who helde that wiues ſhould bee common to all alike.

    [1604, Robert Cawdrey, “nicholaitan”, in A Table Alphabeticall, […]
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    But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which also I hate....So hast thou also them that hold to the doctrine of the Nicolaitans.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 2:6

Origin

From Nicolaite + -an.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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