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# nicene

«nicene» in Mova's school dictionary: **Nicene describes something connected with Nicaea, an…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (Nicene — a name)

### meaning for a pupil

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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nicene/#m2)

### sense 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://md.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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nicene/#x3)
- Christians believe what the Nicene Creed says about the Trinity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nicene/#x4)
- Many churches around the world use the Nicene Creed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nicene/#x5)
- Grandma knows the Nicene Creed by heart. [tree →](https://md.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.

### In the corpora

- [The Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed are short statements of belief said together in church.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «nicene» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nicene/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.