noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/nɪ.kəˈleɪ.ɪ.t(ə)n/
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noun
Meaning 1
A member of an early Christian sect (Nicolaism), said to participate in certain pagan ceremonies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Etymology
Etymology tree English Nicolaite Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Nicolaitan From Nicolaite + -an.
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Cherokee:
ᎠᏂᎦᎴᏓᏂ
(anigaledani)
— member of early Christian sect