Nicolaitan
noun
Nic·o·la·i·tan
| \ ˌnikəˈlāətᵊn\
plural -s
Definition of Nicolaitan
1
: one of a group reproved in Revelation 2:6, 14–15 and generally associated with those who were rebuked for eating things offered to idols and for fornication
2
: one of a group of 3d century antinomian Gnostics
3
[ Medieval Latin Nicolaitae, plural, Nicolaitans, heretics (from Greek Nikolaitai, plural of Nikolaitēs) + English -an ]
: one of the married or concubinary clergy in the medieval period
also
: an opponent of clerical celibacy
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