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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

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

Maybe he could serve as an intermediary, connecting people who'd never met but who might have nodded their heads from a pew to the edict of Galatians 6:2: "Bear ye one another's burdens."

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 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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