nicaea
NOUN
/naɪ'siə/
6 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH N
nicaea is a valid 6-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
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N1I1C3A1E1A1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
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What does nicaea mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
The first ecumenical council in 325 which produced the wording of the Nicene Creed and condemned the heresy of Arianism.
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The seventh ecumenical council in 787 which refuted iconoclasm and regulated the veneration of holy images.
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An ancient city in Bithynia; founded in the 4th century BC and flourished under the Romans; the Nicene Creed was adopted there in 325.
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