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Colossian
[ kuh-losh-uhn ]
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Colossae.
- one of the Christians of Colossae, to whom Paul addressed one of his Epistles.
adjective
- of or relating to Colossae or its inhabitants.
Colossian
/ kəˈlɒʃən /
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Colossae
- New Testament any of the Christians of Colossae to whom St Paul's Epistle was addressed
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Colossian1
< Latin Coloss ( ae ) (< Greek Kolossaî ) + -ian
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Example Sentences
Recent expositors have sufficiently proved that there was a Judaic element in the Colossian heresy.
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But these Colossian Christians are “faithful” as well as saints.
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Philemon lived at Colossae and was probably a convert of Paul and member of the Colossian church.
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We have him here setting forth his loving desires for the Colossian Christians in a prayer of remarkable fulness and sweep.
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The complementary truth is given in the Colossian letter: He who does wrong, will receive back the wrong that he did.
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