Colossians

Colossians
noun plural but singular in construction a letter written by St. Paul to the Christians of Colossae and included as a book in the New Testament — see bible table

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Colossians — 1 Colossians 2 Colossians 3 Colossians 4 …   The King James version of the Bible

  • Colossians — [kə läsh′ənz] n. a book of the New Testament from the Apostle Paul to the Christians of Colossae: abbrev. Col …   English World dictionary

  • Colossians — noun a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia • Syn: ↑Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians, ↑Epistle to the Colossians • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Epistle • Part Holonyms: ↑New Testament …   Useful english dictionary

  • Colossians — noun A book in the New Testament of the Bible, an epistle to the people of which is attributed to . Syn: Epistle to the Colossians See Also: Col., Coloss …   Wiktionary

  • Colossians, Epistle to the — • One of the four Captivity Epistles written by St. Paul during his first imprisonment in Rome Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Colossians, The Letter of Paul to the — ▪ work by Saint Paul also called  The Epistle of St. Paul the Apostle to the Colossians         New Testament writing addressed to Christians at Colossae, Asia Minor, whose congregation was founded by Paul s colleague Epaphras. The developed… …   Universalium

  • Colossians, Paul's letter to the — In the NT, the seventh letter of Paul. Religious teachers had come into the Lycus valley and were disturbing the tranquillity of the Church at Colossae. There has been much scholarly discussion about their identity. Were they Gnostics of the kind …   Dictionary of the Bible

  • Colossians — /keuh losh euhnz/, n. (used with a sing. v.) a book of the New Testament, written by Paul. Abbr.: Col. * * * …   Universalium

  • Colossians 1 — 1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, 2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 We give thanks… …   The King James version of the Bible

  • Colossians 2 — 1 For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; 2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full… …   The King James version of the Bible

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