LAODICEANISM

PRONUNCIATION: (lay-ah-DIS-ee-uh-niz-uhm)

MEANING: noun: Indifference or lukewarmness, especially in matters of
religion or politics.

ETYMOLOGY: After Laodicea, a city in Asia Minor (now near Denizli, Turkey),
whose Christians are rebuked in Revelation for being “lukewarm” (Rev. 3:15-16).
Earliest documented use: 1774.
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