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Complete Definition of "nicholaism"

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Nicholaism
Etymology
nicholaism is 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: w:Ralph Henry Carless Davis|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.

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