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Nicene Creed

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Noun

1. nicene creed

(Christianity) a formal creed summarizing Christian beliefs; first adopted in 325 and later expanded

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Nicene Creed

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noun
1. 
the formal summary of Christian beliefs promulgated at the first council of Nicaea in 325 ad
2. 
a longer formulation of Christian beliefs authorized at the council of Constantinople in 381, and now used in most Christian liturgies

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Nicene Creed

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a confession of faith of Christians traditionally attributed to the first Nicene Council and accepted, with some differences in wording, by both the Eastern Church and the Western Church

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Nicene Creed

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n.
Christianity
A formal statement of doctrine of the Christian faith adopted at the Council of Nicaea in AD 325 to defend orthodoxy from Arianism and expanded in later councils.

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