NICENE CREED Meaning of NICENE CREED in English [ nʌɪ'si:n , 'nʌɪ- ]■ noun a formal statement of Christian belief, widely used in liturgies and based on that adopted at the first Council of Nicaea in 325. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004