Galatians

American

[guh-lay-shuhnz] / gəˈleɪ ʃənz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

a book in the New Testament, written to the Christians in Galatia. Gal.

Galatians British

/ ɡəˈleɪʃənz, -ʃɪənz /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Galatians

First recorded in 1520–30; Galati(a) + -an + -s ³

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Galatians

The Greeks first mentioned the “Keltoi” in the sixth century B.C.; later Greek and Roman writers labeled their brave northern adversaries barbarians, Gauls or Galatians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

I’m not a Christian, but I can’t help pointing out that the Bible warns against this in Galatians 6:7: “For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2025

The text is drawn from the famous British hymn, “I Vow to Thee, My Country” and the fifth chapter of Galatians in the New Testament.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 30, 2023

The King will pray aloud using words inspired from the hymn I vow to thee my country and from the biblical books of Galatians and Proverbs.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2023

They sat through the service and listened to the Bath minister’s breathy sermon from Galatians, and when the last chords of Lillian Woodward’s postlude finished, they stood up.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

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