👉 An 'ante Nicaean' is a little bit of ancient history wrapped in a fun, albeit slightly ominous package. It's like when you're about to hear about a legendary villain and just before the big reveal, your brain says, "Wait, what if we're talking about the 'Before' to that villain?" It's the ancient term for the period before Emperor Constantine declared Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire. So, think of it as a prelude to the apocalypse of faith – but without the apocalypse, and with more historical drama.
Here's an edgy example sentence: "Before the Nicaean edict, the church was as wild as a group of unruly teenagers chanting 'Jesus Christ Superstar' in the middle of a Roman forum."
