Nicolaite
English
editEtymology
editFrom Late Latin Nicolaita, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Νικολαΐτης (Nikolaḯtēs), from Νικόλαος (Nikólaos, “Nicolas”); Nicolas of Antioch was associated with the sect, although the word may have come from a different allegorical use of the name.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editNicolaite (plural Nicolaites)
- (historical) A Nicolaitan.