Colossae

American  

[kuh-los-ee] / kəˈlɒs i /

noun

1. an ancient city in SW Phrygia: seat of an early Christian church to which Paul wrote the Epistle to the Colossians.

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Colossae British  

/ kəˈlɒsiː /

noun

1. an ancient city in SW Phrygia in Asia Minor: seat of an early Christian Church

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Example Sentences

Colossae lasted until the 7th and 8th centuries, when it was gradually deserted under pressure of the Arab invasions.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various

The Epistle is addressed to Philemon, a substantial citizen of Colossae.

From The Books of the New Testament by Pullan, Leighton

Colossae was the least important town to which any Epistle of St. Paul which now remains was addressed.

From The Books of the New Testament by Pullan, Leighton

This suggests that the Epistle was written primarily to a Church like that of Colossae which he had never visited.

From The Books of the New Testament by Pullan, Leighton

When the slave Onesimus was sent back to Colossae, he received, as the branch of peace to offer to his master, the exquisite little Epistle to Philemon, a priceless monument of Christian courtesy.

From The Life of St. Paul by Stalker, James