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Nicene Creed en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Named after the church council of Nicaea (present-day Iznik, Turkey) in 325 CE, called by the Emperor Constantine I to settle the question of the nature of Christ. It was confirmed in the First Council of Constantinople (381 CE).

Meanings

1. The first official creed of the early Christian church, stating the basic tenets of the Christian faith, including the homoousian nature of the Holy Trinity.
2. (qualifier:strictly) The original statement of faith from the First Council of Nicaea (325 CE).

Forms

Relateds

filioque · homoousian · homoiousian

Synonyms

Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed · Nicene Faith

Translations (68)

fr Symbole de Nicée (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · tl Pananampalatayang Nicene (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · es símbolo niceno (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · sh Никејски симбол вјере (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · pt Credo Niceno (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · hu niceai hitvallás (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · hu nicaea-konstantinápolyi hitvallás (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · grc Σύμβολον τῆς Πίστεως (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · nn Den nikenske truvedkjenninga (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · fa اعتقاد نامه نیسن (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · bg Никео-цариградски символ на вярата (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · he נוסח ועידת ניקיאה (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · lv Nīkajas-Konstantinopoles ticības apliecība (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · et Nikaia Usutunnistus (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · sl Nicejska veroizpoved (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · grc Σύμβολον τῆς Νικαίας (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · pt Credo de Niceia (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · hy Նիկիական հանգանակ (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · eo Kredo Nicea (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · ja ニカイア信条 (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · da nikænske trosbekendelse (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · nb Den nikenske trosbekjennelse (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · is Níkeujátningin (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · az Böyük Imanın Açıqlanması (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · sh Nicejski simbol vjere (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · af Geloofsbelydenis van Nicea (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · ar قَانُون اَلْإِيمَان (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · la Symbolum Nicaenum (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · sh Никејско вјерованје (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · ru Нике́о-Царегра́дский Си́мвол ве́ры (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · vi Tín Điều Nicaea (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · ka სარწმუნოების სიმბოლო (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · sk Nicejské vyznanie viery (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · tr İznik İman Açıklaması (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · de Bekenntnis von Nicäa (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · nl geloofsbelijdenis van Nicea (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · ga Cré Níséin (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · cs Nicejské vyznání (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · sq Besimi Nicean (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · be Нікейскі сімвал веры (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · ca Credo de Nicea (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · ko 니케아 신경 (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · el Σύμβολο της Πίστεως (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · ga Cré Nís (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · lt Nikėjos-Konstantinopolio tikėjimo išpažinimas (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · mk Никејски символ на верата (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · mt Il-Kredu Niċen-Kostantinopolitan (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · sh Nicejsko vjerovanje (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · it credo niceno (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · gd Creud na Nicene (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · uk Нике́о-Царегра́дский Си́мвол ве́ры (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · id Pengakuan Iman Nicea (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · pt Símbolo de Niceia (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · fi Nikean uskontunnustus (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · de Nizäisch-Konstantinopolitanische Glaubensbekenntnis (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · sv nicenska trosbekännelsen (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · ro Simbolul niceeano-constantinopolitan (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · cy Credo Nicea (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · pt Símbolo Niceno (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · cmn 尼西亞信經 /尼西亚信经 (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · ms Pengakuan Iman Nicea (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · fr Foi de Nicene (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · nl geloofsbelijdenis van Nicea-Constantinopel (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · am የንቅያ ጸሎተ ሃይማኖት (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · ru Нике́йский си́мвол ве́ры (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · mk Никејско верување (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · pl nicejskie wyznanie wiary (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) · aii ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܢܹܩܝܼܵܐ (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith)

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