nicaea

Noun
  1. An ancient city in Bithynia;
    Founded in the 4th century BC and flourished under the Romans;
    The Nicene Creed was adopted there in 325 (synset 108521172)
    is an instance of: city, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
    is a part of: bithynia - an ancient country in northwestern Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; was absorbed into the Roman Empire by the end of the 1st century BC
  2. The seventh ecumenical council in 787 which refuted iconoclasm and regulated the veneration of holy images (synset 108331645)
    is a type of: ecumenical council - (early Christian church) one of seven gatherings of bishops from around the known world under the presidency of the Pope to regulate matters of faith and morals and discipline
    same as: second council of nicaea
  3. The first ecumenical council in 325 which produced the wording of the Nicene Creed and condemned the heresy of Arianism (synset 108330522)
    is a type of: ecumenical council - (early Christian church) one of seven gatherings of bishops from around the known world under the presidency of the Pope to regulate matters of faith and morals and discipline
    same as: first council of nicaea

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