Colossae

Colossae
geographical name ancient city SW central Asia Minor in SW Phrygia • Colossian adjective or noun

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Colossae —     Colossæ     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Colossæ     A titular see of Phrygia in Asia Minor, suppressed in 1894. Little is known about its history. The later name, Colassæ, is probably the old Phrygian form. Colossæ was at one time the chief… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Colossae — [kə läs′ē] city in ancient Phrygia, SW Asia Minor (fl. 5th cent. B.C. ): cf. COLOSSIANS Colossian [kəläsh′ən] adj., n …   English World dictionary

  • Colossae — The Miracle of St. Michael at Chonae, a 15th century Russian icon. Colossae or Colosse (also known as Chonae or Kona; Greek: Κολοσσαί, Χωναί/Χῶναι), was an ancient city of Phrygia, on the Lycus, which is a tributary of the Maeander R …   Wikipedia

  • Colossae — Kolossai (altgriechisch Κολοσσαί, latein. Namensform: Colossae) war in der Antike eine Stadt in der kleinasiatischen Landschaft Phrygien. Der Ort liegt 4 km nördlich von Honaz (Chonai), 20km östlich von Denizli. Kolossai liegt im oberen Lykostal… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Colossae — Chônai Honaz Colosses, Chônai La ville Honaz au pied du massif montagneux appelé Honaz …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Colossae — A city in Asia Minor not far from Laodicea, which had come to exceed it in wealth and importance. There was a big Jewish population in the 1st cent., but the greater part was Greek, and Greek was the predominant language. There was a flourishing… …   Dictionary of the Bible

  • Colossae Thermal Spa Hotel Pamukkale (Pamukkale) — Colossae Thermal Spa Hotel Pamukkale country: Turkey, city: Pamukkale (City) Colossae Thermal Spa Hotel Pamukkale Location Colossae Thermal Spa Hotel Pamukkale is located at the town of Karahayit, which is a sub administrative unit of the city of …   International hotels

  • Colossae (Titularerzbistum) — Colossae/Rhodes ist ein Titularerzbistum der römisch katholischen Kirche. Es geht zurück auf ein früheres Bistum der gleichnamigen antiken Stadt in der kleinasiatischen Landschaft Phrygien im Westen der heutigen Türkei. Titularerzbischöfe von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Colossae — /keuh los ee/, n. an ancient city in SW Phrygia: seat of an early Christian church to which Paul wrote the Epistle to the Colossians. * * * …   Universalium

  • Colossae —    Or Colosse, a city of Phrygia, on the Lycus, which is a tributary of the Maeander. It was about 12 miles above Laodicea, and near the great road from Ephesus to the Euphrates, and was consequently of some mercantile importance. It does not… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

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