What is the preferred way to refer to the Council of Nicea; that or Nice? Or is it one way for the council and another for something else related to Nice?
Nice or Nicea? Preferred spelling.
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pmachapman
Puritan Board Freshman
I thought it was spelled Nicaea? And that all three spellings refer to the same place.
BayouHuguenot
Puritanboard Amanuensis
Standard English spelling today is Nicea. It varied throughout time but hovered around that general word.
Jerrod Hess
Puritan Board Freshman
lol, Council of Nice.
Sounds good. Goes well with the Diet of Worms.
bookslover
Puritan Board Doctor
Nicea. Nice is a town in France, so there could be confusion if you spell it "Nice."
Also, some of the folks in Nicea might not have been very nice, so best to go with Nicea.
Also, some of the folks in Nicea might not have been very nice, so best to go with Nicea.
C. M. Sheffield
Puritan Board Senior
My thoughts exactly.
C. M. Sheffield
Puritan Board Senior
I have always spelled it "Nicæa." I was unaware that some spelled as "Nice," which I associate with a city of France.
Reformed Covenanter
Cancelled Commissioner
According to William Beveridge, it is the "Nice Creed". 
Well, it is quite "nice" to have had the Christian faith conveniently summed up in so small and neat a package for so long.According to William Beveridge, it is the "Nice Creed".
This is the spelling in NPNF2 also. I'll go with Nicea since the æ in Latin is considered antiquated usage now and I'm not quoting.According to William Beveridge, it is the "Nice Creed".
bookslover
Puritan Board Doctor
According to William Beveridge, it is the "Nice Creed".
Did you know that his middle name was Adult?
TylerRay
Puritan Board Graduate
Nice.
PointyHaired Calvinist
Puritan Board Sophomore
Nice is an Anglicized (probably through the French) form of Nikaia (Green) or Nicaea (Latin). I haven’t seen anything post-1900 that used “Nice” so I go with Nicea.
You mention Nice, France. This city was founded by Greek settlers around 350 BC as Nikaia, then in Latin as Nicaea. So it had the same name as the city in Bythinia where the creed originated.
You mention Nice, France. This city was founded by Greek settlers around 350 BC as Nikaia, then in Latin as Nicaea. So it had the same name as the city in Bythinia where the creed originated.
SeanPatrickCornell
Puritan Board Sophomore
I always spell it Nicaea, even if not exactly accurate. I never use "Nice" but I suppose on occasion I do slip up and spell it "Nicea".
