Thessalonians

Thessalonians
noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: Thessalonian inhabitant of ancient Thessalonica, irregular from Thessalonica Date: 1568 either of two letters written by St. Paul to the Christians of Thessalonica and included as books in the New Testament — see bible table

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