Relating to Colossae, an ancient city in Asia Minor, or to the biblical Epistle to the Colossians.
From Colossae, an ancient Phrygian city in modern-day Turkey, whose name comes from Greek origins. The term entered English through religious and historical contexts referring to the city and its inhabitants.
The most famous thing about Colossae today isn't the city itself—it's a letter written to Christians there around 60 CE that became one of the most studied books in the Bible, even though Colossae itself was eventually lost and buried under centuries of dust.
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