Laodicean
lukewarm or indifferent, especially in religion, as were the early Christians of Laodicea.
a person who is lukewarm or indifferent, especially in religion.
Origin of Laodicean
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How to use Laodicean in a sentence
The Laodicean attitude of a shrewd publisher hurt her less than at first.
The Higher Court | Mary Stewart DaggettAs a season she is distinctly a failure, being neither one thing nor the other, neither hot nor cold, a very Laodicean.
Imaginary Interviews | W. D. HowellsIs it possible that we have the lost Laodicean document in the epistle before us?
The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians | G. G. FindlaySuch Laodicean luke-warmness betokens in the class which exhibits it a weakening of impulse.
Post-Prandial Philosophy | Grant AllenThey show an amount and degree of interest in ideas of the kind which are surprising to a Laodicean like me.
Robert Elsmere | Mrs. Humphry Ward
British Dictionary definitions for laodicean
/ (ˌleɪəʊdɪˈsɪən) /
lukewarm and indifferent, esp in religious matters
a person having a lukewarm attitude towards religious matters
Origin of laodicean
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