Colossians

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noun (used with a singular verb)

a book of the New Testament, written by Paul. Abbreviation: Col.

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How to use Colossians in a sentence

St. Paul has already rejected these notions in his Epistle to the Colossians.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews|Thomas Charles Edwards
This has followed the somewhat stronger reaction in favour of Colossians.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various
At very nearly the same time he must have written Colossians and Philemon; all three were sent by Tychicus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various
After him come the two Jews and the two Gentiles, as in Colossians.
The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon|Alexander Maclaren

Paul likened baptism to a burial and a resurrection (See Romans 6:4, 5; Colossians 2:12).
Rays of Living Light on the One Way of Salvation|Charles W. Penrose

British Dictionary definitions for Colossians

Colossians

/ (kəˈlɒʃənz) /

noun

(functioning as singular) a book of the New Testament (in full The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians)

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