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Thessalonian

American  
[thes-uh-loh-nee-uhn] / ˌθɛs əˈloʊ ni ən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Thessaloniki or its inhabitants.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Thessaloniki.

Thessalonian British  
/ ˌθɛsəˈləʊnɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to ancient Thessalonica (modern Salonika)

"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

noun

  1. an inhabitant of ancient Thessalonica

"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 Thessalonian

Thessaloni(ke) + -an

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The first striking thing about this prayer is its emphatic recognition of the divinity of Jesus Christ as a truth familiar to these Thessalonian converts.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. by Maclaren, Alexander

Listen to the commended attitude of the Thessalonian Church: “Ye turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God; and to wait for his Son from heaven.”

From Why I Preach the Second Coming by Haldeman, Isaac Massey

We have reached here the last of the brief outbursts of prayer which characterise this letter, and bear witness to the Apostle's affection for his Thessalonian converts.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. by Maclaren, Alexander

He was not in the play and he did not belong to the Thessalonian Society.

From The Camp Fire Girls at School Or, The Wohelo Weavers by Frey, Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude)

Thanksgiving for the growth of faith in the Thessalonian church.

From Bible Studies in the Life of Paul Historical and Constructive by Sell, Henry T. (Henry Thorne)

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