Catholic Word of the Day: NICOLAITANS, 06-20-14

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NICOLAITANS

 

 

A Christian sect in the early Church in Ephesus and Pergamum; it had a divisive influence because it encouraged pagan food practices condemned by the Church (Revelation 2:15). In Revelation, John speaks of them bitterly when he says, "It is in your favor that you loathe as I do what the Nicolaitans are doing" (Revelation 2:6). (Etym. Greek nikolaites [sing.], follower of Nicolaus.)

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[ConservingFreedom]

it encouraged pagan food practices

Interesting! What practices?

[Lee N. Field]

Yes.

I've always read that no one knows who they were or what they believed. Everything is speculation.