Nicolaite Definition

Origin of Nicolaite

• From Late Latin Nicolaita, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Νικολαΐτης (Nikolaïtēs), from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikolaos, “Nicolas”); Nicolas of Antioch was associated with the sect, although the word may have come from a different allegorical use of the name.

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