Colossiann.adj.¹

Brit.

/kəˈlɒʃn/,

/kəˈlɒsɪən/, U.S.

/kəˈlɑsiən/

Forms: 1500s–1600s Collosian, 1500s–1600s Collossian, 1500s– Colossian, 1600s Colosian.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Colossae , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin Colossae (ancient Greek Κολοσσαί), the name of an ancient city of Phrygia + -ian suffix. Compare Middle French, French Colossien (1552 or earlier). Compare classical Latin Colossīnus, Hellenistic Greek Κολοσσηνός, both adjectives. Compare also German Kolosser (1527 or earlier as Colosser).Compare Old English Colosenses, Middle English Colocensis Colossians ( < post-classical Latin Colossenses (4th cent.)):OE Ælfric Let. to Sigeweard (De Veteri et Novo Test.) (Laud) 57 He [sc. Paul] awrat to þam Romaniscum anne [pistol], to Corinthios ii, eac to Galathas anne, to Ephesios anne, to Philipenses anne, to Thesalonicenses twegen, to Colosenses anne, [etc.]. ▸ c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (N.Y. Publ. Lib.) (1850) Rom. Prol. 300 Colocensis..no nede shulden han that thei shulden be seen fleshli of the apostil. ▸ c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 57 Poul wrote hise..Epistle to the Philipensis and his Epistle to Colocencis..whanne he was in prisoun at Rome, as it mai be tak bi the same epistlis.

A. n.

1. A native or inhabitant of Colossae, an ancient city of Phrygia, esp. a member of the early Christian community there.Chiefly with reference to St. Paul's Epistle to the Colossians (see sense A. 2).

ΚΠ

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Coloss. i. f. cclviiij. (heading) The pistle off paul vnto the Collossyans. The fyrst Chapter.

1529 S. Fish tr. H. Bomelius Summe Holye Script. xxx. sig. Q.ij Remembre also that whatesoever good eny man doth that shall he receyve ageyn of the lorde whether he be bonde or fre, and ageyn vnto the Colossians.

1530 W. Tyndale Doctr. Treat. (1848) 480 Notwithstanding yet, when Paul wrote the epistle to the Colossians, Mark was with him.

1609 J. Dod Ten Sermons 83 (heading) A profitable Metaphrase vpon the Epistle of Paul to the Colossians.

1659 W. Retchford tr. D. Dickson Expos. St. Pauls Epist. 134 The City of the Colossians was placed in Asia the Lesser, viz. in that Country which was called Phrygia Pacatiana, not far from Hierapolis and Laodicea, which Cities the Apostle expresly mentions in this Epistle.

1788 R. Harris Scriptural Res. on Licitness of Slave-trade iii. 61 Philemon..was a rich Colossian, and a Christian of distinguished merit.

1869 Congregationalist & Boston Recorder 5 Aug. 46/1 He was a Colossian in the service of a Colossian. Probably, therefore, he was a home-born slave, with slaves for his parents.

1894 G. F. X. Griffith tr. C. Fouard St. Paul 246 A wealthy Colossian named Philemon did the same for his brethren.

1943 M. Samuel tr. S. Asch Apostle iii. vi. 683 Tychicus returned to Ephesus and Onesimus to the Colossians.

1969 C. Curry Guidelines for 20th-cent. Christians v. 41 Though the false teaching to which the Colossians were susceptible was real and dangerous, its exact nature is not easy to specify.

2006 F. DeMaria Dr. Bob's Guide Optimal Health 387 Paul was encouraging the Colossians to use wisdom and wholesome speech in conversation with non-Christians.

2. In plural with singular agreement. St Paul's Epistle to the Colossians, the twelfth book of the New Testament.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > Testament > New Testament > epistle > [noun] > Paul to the Colossians

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a1632 T. Taylor Christs Victorie over Dragon (1633) 108 The whore of Rome holds not Christ the head; For..By Image-worshiping and many other Idolatries they are fallen from Christ: this is plaine in Colossians 2. 18. 19.

1658 T. Hall Pract. Comm. Third & Fourth Chapters Paul to Timothy 412 I answer, that the salutations mentioned in Colossians and Pilemon were written before this Epistle to Timothy.

a1796 B. Sowden Serm. Var. Subj. (1798) 297 In the 3d chapter of Colossians, St. Paul urges it as a powerful motive to evangelical morality.

1849 Q. Jrnl. Prophecy Oct. 514 Colossians is as full as Ephesians, and Thessalonians wholly occupied with the all-absorbing theme.

1883 P. Schaff Apostolic Christianity (new ed.) II. vii. 785 The apparent repetitiousness and dependence of Ephesians on Colossians.

1905 J. W. Bailey Does Hellenism contribute Constituent Elements to Paul's Christology? ii. 37 It [sc. the doctrine of the pre-existence of Christ] is demanded also for the explanation of the Christological sections of Colossians and Ephesians.

1993 D. Donovan Preparing for Worship 86 The reading from Colossians focuses on the theme of life.

2007 A. Theroux Laura Warholic xlix. 816 Read Colossians 3:12 and learn the good news.

B. adj.¹

Of or relating to Colossae, esp. the early Christian community there; of or belonging to the Colossians.

ΚΠ

1588 S. Bredwell Rasing Found. Brownisme 56 Nowe I come to the Colossian, Galathian and Corinthian Churches.

1615 N. Byfield Expos. Epist. Coloss. sig. Mm4 The particular salutations concerne either the Laodiceans verse 15:16: or the Colossian Preacher: who is not only saluted, but exhorted, verse 17.

1642 Bp. J. Taylor Of Sacred Order Episcopacy 19 Titus came with the Corinthian, Epaphroditus with the Colossian liberality.

1659 W. Retchford tr. D. Dickson Expos. St. Pauls Epist. 183 Philemon, one of the Colossian Pastors had a servant called Onesimus.

1763 R. Sandeman Ess. Preaching 17 Paul makes joyful mention of the order of the Colossian church.

1853 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Feb. 111 Among the Colossian Christians, some were masters of slaves, under the Roman law.

1916 E. R. Hendrix If I had not Come 130 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth the apostle urged upon both the Ephesian and Colossian believers.

1999 Novum Testamentum 41 257 The overall argument of this letter to the Colossian Christians.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† colossianadj.²

Forms: 1600s collossian, 1600s–1800s colossian.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin colossus , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin colossus colossus n. + -ian suffix. Compare Middle French, French †colossien very heavy (1549).

Obsolete.

= colossean adj.

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1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. Index sig. Kkk3^v The Colossian images at Rome of Apollo and Iupiter Pompeianus.

1682 G. Wheler Journey into Greece vi. 447 A Colossian Statue of White Marble.

1772 T. Delamayne Senators (ed. 3) 36 Behold him, hence, arise; In wealth, and title to Colossian size.

1794 M. Wollstonecraft Hist. & Moral View of Origin & Progress French Revol. 7 The spirit of inquiry, which, with colossian strides, seems to be hastening the overthrow of oppressive tyranny.

1835 R. Harlan Med. & Physical Res. p. xxix The colossian statue, the sculptured bust, and the marble monument, crumble into the dust.

1897 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 3 July 4/7 The trousers flap around his colossian legs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	colossian
释义	Colossiann.adj.¹ Brit. /kəˈlɒʃn/, /kəˈlɒsɪən/, U.S. /kəˈlɑsiən/ Forms: 1500s–1600s Collosian, 1500s–1600s Collossian, 1500s– Colossian, 1600s Colosian. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Colossae , -ian suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Colossae (ancient Greek Κολοσσαί), the name of an ancient city of Phrygia + -ian suffix. Compare Middle French, French Colossien (1552 or earlier). Compare classical Latin Colossīnus, Hellenistic Greek Κολοσσηνός, both adjectives. Compare also German Kolosser (1527 or earlier as Colosser).Compare Old English Colosenses, Middle English Colocensis Colossians ( < post-classical Latin Colossenses (4th cent.)):OE Ælfric Let. to Sigeweard (De Veteri et Novo Test.) (Laud) 57 He [sc. Paul] awrat to þam Romaniscum anne [pistol], to Corinthios ii, eac to Galathas anne, to Ephesios anne, to Philipenses anne, to Thesalonicenses twegen, to Colosenses anne, [etc.]. ▸ c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (N.Y. Publ. Lib.) (1850) Rom. Prol. 300 Colocensis..no nede shulden han that thei shulden be seen fleshli of the apostil. ▸ c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 57 Poul wrote hise..Epistle to the Philipensis and his Epistle to Colocencis..whanne he was in prisoun at Rome, as it mai be tak bi the same epistlis. A. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Colossae, an ancient city of Phrygia, esp. a member of the early Christian community there.Chiefly with reference to St. Paul's Epistle to the Colossians (see sense A. 2). ΚΠ 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Coloss. i. f. cclviiij. (heading) The pistle off paul vnto the Collossyans. The fyrst Chapter. 1529 S. Fish tr. H. Bomelius Summe Holye Script. xxx. sig. Q.ij Remembre also that whatesoever good eny man doth that shall he receyve ageyn of the lorde whether he be bonde or fre, and ageyn vnto the Colossians. 1530 W. Tyndale Doctr. Treat. (1848) 480 Notwithstanding yet, when Paul wrote the epistle to the Colossians, Mark was with him. 1609 J. Dod Ten Sermons 83 (heading) A profitable Metaphrase vpon the Epistle of Paul to the Colossians. 1659 W. Retchford tr. D. Dickson Expos. St. Pauls Epist. 134 The City of the Colossians was placed in Asia the Lesser, viz. in that Country which was called Phrygia Pacatiana, not far from Hierapolis and Laodicea, which Cities the Apostle expresly mentions in this Epistle. 1788 R. Harris Scriptural Res. on Licitness of Slave-trade iii. 61 Philemon..was a rich Colossian, and a Christian of distinguished merit. 1869 Congregationalist & Boston Recorder 5 Aug. 46/1 He was a Colossian in the service of a Colossian. Probably, therefore, he was a home-born slave, with slaves for his parents. 1894 G. F. X. Griffith tr. C. Fouard St. Paul 246 A wealthy Colossian named Philemon did the same for his brethren. 1943 M. Samuel tr. S. Asch Apostle iii. vi. 683 Tychicus returned to Ephesus and Onesimus to the Colossians. 1969 C. Curry Guidelines for 20th-cent. Christians v. 41 Though the false teaching to which the Colossians were susceptible was real and dangerous, its exact nature is not easy to specify. 2006 F. DeMaria Dr. Bob's Guide Optimal Health 387 Paul was encouraging the Colossians to use wisdom and wholesome speech in conversation with non-Christians. 2. In plural with singular agreement. St Paul's Epistle to the Colossians, the twelfth book of the New Testament. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > Testament > New Testament > epistle > [noun] > Paul to the Colossians col1535 Colossiansa1632 a1632 T. Taylor Christs Victorie over Dragon (1633) 108 The whore of Rome holds not Christ the head; For..By Image-worshiping and many other Idolatries they are fallen from Christ: this is plaine in Colossians 2. 18. 19. 1658 T. Hall Pract. Comm. Third & Fourth Chapters Paul to Timothy 412 I answer, that the salutations mentioned in Colossians and Pilemon were written before this Epistle to Timothy. a1796 B. Sowden Serm. Var. Subj. (1798) 297 In the 3d chapter of Colossians, St. Paul urges it as a powerful motive to evangelical morality. 1849 Q. Jrnl. Prophecy Oct. 514 Colossians is as full as Ephesians, and Thessalonians wholly occupied with the all-absorbing theme. 1883 P. Schaff Apostolic Christianity (new ed.) II. vii. 785 The apparent repetitiousness and dependence of Ephesians on Colossians. 1905 J. W. Bailey Does Hellenism contribute Constituent Elements to Paul's Christology? ii. 37 It [sc. the doctrine of the pre-existence of Christ] is demanded also for the explanation of the Christological sections of Colossians and Ephesians. 1993 D. Donovan Preparing for Worship 86 The reading from Colossians focuses on the theme of life. 2007 A. Theroux Laura Warholic xlix. 816 Read Colossians 3:12 and learn the good news. B. adj.¹ Of or relating to Colossae, esp. the early Christian community there; of or belonging to the Colossians. ΚΠ 1588 S. Bredwell Rasing Found. Brownisme 56 Nowe I come to the Colossian, Galathian and Corinthian Churches. 1615 N. Byfield Expos. Epist. Coloss. sig. Mm4 The particular salutations concerne either the Laodiceans verse 15:16: or the Colossian Preacher: who is not only saluted, but exhorted, verse 17. 1642 Bp. J. Taylor Of Sacred Order Episcopacy 19 Titus came with the Corinthian, Epaphroditus with the Colossian liberality. 1659 W. Retchford tr. D. Dickson Expos. St. Pauls Epist. 183 Philemon, one of the Colossian Pastors had a servant called Onesimus. 1763 R. Sandeman Ess. Preaching 17 Paul makes joyful mention of the order of the Colossian church. 1853 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Feb. 111 Among the Colossian Christians, some were masters of slaves, under the Roman law. 1916 E. R. Hendrix If I had not Come 130 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth the apostle urged upon both the Ephesian and Colossian believers. 1999 Novum Testamentum 41 257 The overall argument of this letter to the Colossian Christians. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † colossianadj.² Forms: 1600s collossian, 1600s–1800s colossian. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin colossus , -ian suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin colossus colossus n. + -ian suffix. Compare Middle French, French †colossien very heavy (1549). Obsolete. = colossean adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > huge unmeeteOE unmeetlyOE hugea1275 hideousc1330 infinitec1385 unmeasureda1398 unmeasurablec1405 hugyc1420 immeasurable1440 ingentc1450 unmeetlyc1450 giant1480 immense1490 monstrous?a1513 unmeasurely1513 hugeousa1529 unportable1537 enormous1544 enormc1560 giantly1561 immensible1579 rouncival1582 dismeasured1584 vast1585 immeasured1590 gargantuan1596 omnipotent1596 colossian1601 immane1601 prodigious1601 Polyphemian1602 Titanian1603 titanical1603 gigantical1604 immensive1604 gigantine1605 colossic1607 gigantean1611 Gogmagotical1612 gigantal?1614 Babylonian1617 leviathan1625 titanic1628 elephantine1631 gigantive1638 colossean1644 decumanal1652 immensurate1654 gigant1658 decuman1659 colossal1664 abnormous1710 Brobdingnagian1728 Brobdingnag1731 Pantagruelian1737 heroic1785 Patagonian1786 seven-league1787 Titan1793 gigantic1797 seven-leagued1799 mammoth1801 dimensionless1813 tremendous1813 gigantesque1821 monster1837 titanesque1838 monstre1840 giantlike1847 leviathanic1848 pythonic1851 Babylonic1853 supercolossal1871 giantesque1909 behemothian1910 supergiant1919 ginormous1942 big-ass1945 Ozymandian1961 fuck-off1962 mega1968 humongous1970 monstro1970 big-assed1972 big-arsed1996 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > huge > specifically of statues colossian1601 colossic1607 colossean1644 colossal1712 heroic1712 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > vast, immense, or huge un-i-fohOE ormeteOE hugea1275 un-i-feiec1275 infinitec1385 ponderousa1400 hugeful1413 hugyc1420 thrice1470 felon?a1500 hugeousa1529 enormous1544 enormc1560 fell1586 prodigious1601 immensive1604 colossic1607 monumental1632 vast1637 unfathomed1659 colossal1664 ponderose1680 heroic1785 colossian1794 pyramidal1849 astronomical1871 astronomic1923 stratospheric1932 cosmic1935 ginormous1942 galactic1960 mega1968 humongous1970 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. Index sig. Kkk3^v The Colossian images at Rome of Apollo and Iupiter Pompeianus. 1682 G. Wheler Journey into Greece vi. 447 A Colossian Statue of White Marble. 1772 T. Delamayne Senators (ed. 3) 36 Behold him, hence, arise; In wealth, and title to Colossian size. 1794 M. Wollstonecraft Hist. & Moral View of Origin & Progress French Revol. 7 The spirit of inquiry, which, with colossian strides, seems to be hastening the overthrow of oppressive tyranny. 1835 R. Harlan Med. & Physical Res. p. xxix The colossian statue, the sculptured bust, and the marble monument, crumble into the dust. 1897 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 3 July 4/7 The trousers flap around his colossian legs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.adj.¹1526adj.²1601
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