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Galatians

American  
[guh-ley-shuhnz] / gəˈleɪ ʃənz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. a book in the New Testament, written to the Christians in Galatia. Gal.


Galatians British  
/ ɡəˈleɪʃənz, -ʃɪənz /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Galatians

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

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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

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

While all this was going on, Moore was working on a new Bible study with her daughter Melissa on the New Testament’s letter to Galatians.

From Seattle Times Mar. 10, 2021

He asks the church to stand for the reading of scripture and says, “Turn your Bible to Galatians 6:7.”

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson

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