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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Try "Nicolaitism," which brings 143 hits on google.com (the name is derived from Revelation 2.15, which warns against the "teachings of the Nicolaitans," without further specification; some have connected this name with the "proselyte" Nicolaus of Acts 6.7, but without any ancient evidence). Bob > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > I'm sorry I have another vocabulary question here. Unfortunately, not even > the better and larger dictionaries contain some of the more specialized > religious terms. > Does anyone know the English term for the German 'Nikolaitismus' (unchaste > or married clergy or a member of the clergy who lives together with a > concubine)? > > Sandra Lowerre -- Robert A. Kraft, Religious Studies, University of Pennsylvania 227 Logan Hall (Philadelphia PA 19104-6304); tel. 215 898-5827 [log in to unmask] http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rs/rak/kraft.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html