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  • noun Plural form of Colossian.
  • proper noun biblical The twelfth book of the New Testament of the Bible, an epistle to the people of Colossae which is attributed to Paul the Apostle.

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  • noun a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin Colossēnsēs, inhabitants of Colossae, from Colossae, Colossae, from Greek Kolossai.]

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