nicholaism

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English

Alternative forms

Nicholaism

Etymology

Derived from Nicolaitanism which comes from Nicolaitan, a sect mentioned in Revelations Chapter 2 verses 6 & 14-15.

Noun

nicholaism

  1. the supposed sin of clergy marrying or living with women
    • 1957: Ralph Henry Carless Davis, A history of Medieval Europe, p.239 - What were the trangressions of which he (Gregory VII) was so loudly to proclaim? First there was the sin of nicholaism, or clerical marriage.