noun
Meaning 1
A Nicolaitan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Nicolaite
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UK: /nɪ.kəˈleɪ.ʌɪt/
History
Etymology
From 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.