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Nicodemite
noun
Nic·o·de·mite
\ˌnikəˈdēˌmīt\
Definition of Nicodemite
-s
: a secret follower or adherent; specifically : a 16th century Protestant Christian who lived in a Roman Catholic country and escaped persecution by concealing his or her Protestantism
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Origin and Etymology of nicodemite
Nicodemus, the Jewish ruler who came to Jesus by night (from Latin, from Greek Nikodēmos) (John 3:1–21) + English -ite
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