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Nicene Creed

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Nicene Creed
The orthodox creed setting out the Catholic churchs position on the Holy Trinity.

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  • Nicene Creed — • The profession of the Christian Faith common to the Catholic Church, to all the Eastern Churches separated from Rome, and to most of the Protestant denominations. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Nicene Creed     The …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Nicene creed — Creed Creed (kr[=e]d), n. [OE. credo, crede, AS. creda, fr. L. credo I believe, at the beginning of the Apostles creed, fr. credere to believe; akin to OIr. cretim I believe, and Skr. [,c]raddadh[=a]mi; [,c]rat trust + dh[=a] to put. See {Do}, v …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nicene Creed — Nicene Ni cene, a. [L. Nicaenus, fr. Nicaea Nice, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to Nice, a town of Asia Minor, or to the ecumenical council held there a. d. 325. [1913 Webster] {Nicene Creed}, a summary of Christian faith, composed and adopted by the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nicene Creed — Icon depicting Emperor Constantine (center) and the Fathers of the First Council of Nicaea of 325 as holding the Niceno–Constantinopolitan Creed of 381 The Nicene Creed (Latin: Symbolum Nicaenum) is the creed or profession of faith (Greek:… …   Wikipedia

  • Nicene Creed — 1. a formal statement of the chief tenets of Christian belief, adopted by the first Nicene Council. 2. a later creed of closely similar form (Niceno Constantinopolitan Creed or Constantinopolitan Creed) referred, perhaps erroneously, to the… …   Universalium

  • Nicene Creed — noun Date: circa 1569 a Christian creed expanded from a creed issued by the first Nicene Council, beginning “I believe in one God,” and used in liturgical worship …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Nicene Creed — The statement of the Christian faith set forth at the Council of Nicea, A.D. 325, and reaffirmed at the Council of Constantinople in 381 A.D. It is used as an alternative to the Apostles Creed, in private and communal worship. Its meaning bears… …   Dictionary of church terms

  • Nicene (1. Of or relating to Nicaea or the Nicaeans; 2. Of or relating to the ecumenical church council held in Nicaea in 325 AD or to the Nicene Creed) — Религия: никейский …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

  • Nicene Creed — Религия: Никейско константинопольский символ веры, Никео цареградский символ веры, никейский символ веры …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

  • Source-language versions of the Nicene Creed — The Nicene Creed, first composed in 325 and revised in 381, is a creed that summarises the orthodox faith of the Christian Church. It was written in Greek, and this remains the definitive source version for all churches that recognise it. Some… …   Wikipedia