Well attestedNamed through a historical place-name
Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed
noun · first attested 381
The creed recited every Sunday is named after two towns now in Turkey.
The Christian statement of faith issued by the Council of Nicaea in 325 and expanded at Constantinople in 381.
Record
- Relationship
- Named through a historical place-name
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 381
- Part of speech
- noun
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İznik
- In English
Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed
Nicaea is modern İznik, a lakeside town in Bursa Province better known today for its tiles, and Constantinople is Istanbul. The double name records the two councils that produced the text most churches still recite.
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