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Colossae

[ kuh-los-ee ]
/ kəˈlɒs i /

noun

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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Example sentences from the Web for Colossae

  • Philemon lived at Colossae and was probably a convert of Paul and member of the Colossian church.

    The Bible Book by Book|Josiah Blake Tidwell

British Dictionary definitions for Colossae

Colossae
/ (kəˈlɒsiː) /

noun

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