Word of the Day: LAODICEAN

Today's word of the day is one of my favorites, since it describes my agnostic attitude towards the existence of "God."

laodicean

PRONUNCIATION:
(lay-ah-duh-SEE-uhn)

MEANING:

adjective: Lukewarm or indifferent, especially regarding religion.

ETYMOLOGY:

After Laodicea, a city in Asia Minor, whose Christians were rebuked for their indifference to religion in Revelation 3:16 in the New Testament. Earliest documented use: 1633.

USAGE:

"How can we expect such vital realism from our pathologically Laodicean political class?"
Kevin Myers; An Irishman's Diary; Irish Times (Dublin); Jul 19, 2005.