ante-Nicene

adjective

Of or relating to those early Christians who lived before the council of Nicea in 325 AD.

Opposite
Post-Nicene
OriginEnglish Nicene ← Classical Latin ante- ← Latin ante →
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Meanings

adjective

alternative antenicene · alternative Ante-Nicene · alternative Antenicene

  1. historicalChristianityOf or relating to those early Christians who lived before the council of Nicea in 325 AD.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
Post-Nicene

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Proto-Italic*anti
  5. Latinante
  6. Classical Latinante-
  7. Englishante-
  8. EnglishNicene
  9. Englishante-Nicene

From ante- + Nicene.

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Translations

Portuguese anteniceno
  • antenicenorelating Christianity before the council of Nicea in 325AD
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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