Crossword clues for laodicean
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Laodicean
Laodicean \La*od`i*ce"an\, a.
Of or pertaining to Laodicea, a city in Phrygia Major; like
the Christians of Laodicea; lukewarm in religion.
--Rev. iii.
14-16.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Laodicean
"lukewarm in religion," 1560s, from Laodicea, Syrian city (modern Latakia) whose early Christians were chastised in the Bible for indifference to their religion [Rev. iii:14-16]. The city is said to be named for the 3c B.C.E. Syrian queen Laodice, wife of Antiochus II.
Usage examples of "laodicean".
One zealot preached a widely quoted sermon on the Laodiceans, who were neither hot nor cold, and pointed in the direction of the well-known Yorkish towers as a deplorable case of such apathy.