Nicodemite

noun
Nic·​o·​de·​mite | \ ˌnikəˈdēˌmīt\
plural -s

Definition of Nicodemite

: a secret follower or adherent specifically : a 16th century Protestant Christian who lived in a Roman Catholic country and escaped persecution by concealing his or her Protestantism

History and Etymology for Nicodemite

Nicodemus, the Jewish ruler who came to Jesus by night (from Latin, from Greek Nikodēmos) (John 3:1–21) + English -ite

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