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La⋅od⋅i⋅ce⋅an

  [ley-od-uh-see-uhn, ley-uh-duh-]
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–adjective
1. lukewarm or indifferent, esp. in religion, as were the early Christians of Laodicea.
–noun
2. a person who is lukewarm or indifferent, esp. in religion.
Origin:
1605–15; Laodice(a) + -an
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La·od·i·ce·an   (lā-ŏd'ĭ-sē'ən)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to Laodicea.

  2. Indifferent or lukewarm especially in matters of religion.

n.  A native or inhabitant of Laodicea.

[Adj., sense 2, in reference to Revelation 3:14-16.]
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Laodicean 
"lukewarm in religion," 1564, from Laodicea, Syrian city (modern Latakia) whose early Christians were chastised in the Bible for indifference to their religion [Rev. iii.14-16].
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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