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laodicean

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  • Laodicean β€” La*od i*ce an, a. Of or pertaining to Laodicea, a city in Phrygia Major; like the Christians of Laodicea; lukewarm in religion. Rev. iii. 14 16. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Laodicean β€” lukewarm in religion, 1560s, from Laodicea, Syrian city (modern Latakia) whose early Christians were chastised in the Bible for indifference to their religion [Rev. iii:14 16]. The city is said to be named for the 3c B.C.E. Syrian queen Laodice,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Laodicean β€” [lā Γ€dΞ„Ι™ sΔ“β€²Ι™n, lā′ə dΙ™ sΔ“Ι™n] adj. 1. of Laodicea 2. indifferent or lukewarm in religion: an allusion to the early Christians of LAODICEA (city in Phrygia): Rev. 3:14 16 3. indifferent or lukewarm about any subject n. 1. a person born or living… …   English World dictionary

  • Laodicean β€” adjective Etymology: from the reproach to the church of the Laodiceans in Revelation 3:15 16 Date: 1633 lukewarm or indifferent in religion or politics β€’ Laodicean noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Laodicean β€” /lay od euh see euhn, lay euh deuh /, adj. 1. lukewarm or indifferent, esp. in religion, as were the early Christians of Laodicea. n. 2. a person who is lukewarm or indifferent, esp. in religion. [1605 15; LAODICE(A) + AN] * * * …   Universalium

  • Laodicean β€” 1. adjective /leΙͺΙ™dΙͺˈsiːən/ a) pertaining to b) lukewarm, neither hot nor cold (with reference to Revelation 3:16) 2. noun /leΙͺΙ™dΙͺˈsiːən/ Somebody from Laodicea …   Wiktionary

  • Laodicean β€” n. one who is lukewarm, one who is apathetic, one who is indifferent (especially about religion) adj. lukewarm, apathetic (especially about religion) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Laodicean β€” [ˌleΙͺΙ™(ʊ)dΙͺ si:Ι™n] archaic adjective half hearted or indifferent, especially with respect to religion or politics. noun a person with such an attitude. Origin C17: from L. Laodicea in Asia Minor, with ref. to the early Christians there (Rev.… …   English new terms dictionary

  • laodicean β€” laΒ·odΒ·iΒ·ceΒ·an …   English syllables

  • Laodicean β€” Laβ€’odβ€’iβ€’ceβ€’an [[t]leΙͺΛŒΙ’d Ι™Λˆsi Ι™n, ˌleΙͺ Ι™ dΙ™ [/t]] adj. 1) rel lukewarm or indifferent, esp. in religion, as were the early Christians of Laodicea 2) rel such a lukewarm or indifferent person β€’ Etymology: 1605–15 …   From formal English to slang

  • Laodicean β€” Being lax in one s religious beliefs or indifferent to religion …   Grandiloquent dictionary

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