Nicaea, First Council of Nicaea
(noun) the first ecumenical council in 325 which produced the wording of the Nicene Creed and condemned the heresy of Arianism
Nicaea, Second Council of Nicaea
(noun) the seventh ecumenical council in 787 which refuted iconoclasm and regulated the veneration of holy images
Nicaea
(noun) an ancient city in Bithynia; founded in the 4th century BC and flourished under the Romans; the Nicene Creed was adopted there in 325
Source: WordNet® 3.1
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
