Corinthians
noun
Co·rin·thi·ans
kə-ˈrin(t)-thē-ənz 
plural in form but singular in construction
: either of two letters written by St. Paul to the Christians of Corinth and included as books in the New Testament see Bible Table
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In 1 Corinthians 11:5–13, the apostle declares women should cover their heads during worship to honor God.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 9 June 2024
In his history of the war, Thucydides recounts how the Corinthians accused the Spartans, their allies, of turning a blind eye to the alarming growth of Athenian power.
—Michael J. Mazarr, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
And Rojas, who just joined the team last week, is showing why Inter Miami was so keen on signing him from Brazilian club Corinthians.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 5 May 2024
In First Corinthians, Paul the Apostle writes about love.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
The game will be played at Corinthians Arena in São Paulo, on Friday, Sept. 6, the first time the NFL has played a game on Friday night of their opening weekend in over 50 years.
—Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2024
These verses come from the First Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians, a letter sent from St. Paul to the church in Corinth, a city in present-day Greece.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2024
Rey stood next to him, wearing a trucker hat stamped with stand firm, a message from 1 Corinthians.
—Emily Gogolak, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
The second principle of ABCT is that loving-kindness is the greatest of human virtues, which Saint Paul argued in the First Epistle to the Corinthians, chapter 13.
—M. D. Aeschliman, National Review, 25 Dec. 2023
Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 9 June 2024
In his history of the war, Thucydides recounts how the Corinthians accused the Spartans, their allies, of turning a blind eye to the alarming growth of Athenian power.
—Michael J. Mazarr, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
And Rojas, who just joined the team last week, is showing why Inter Miami was so keen on signing him from Brazilian club Corinthians.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 5 May 2024
In First Corinthians, Paul the Apostle writes about love.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
The game will be played at Corinthians Arena in São Paulo, on Friday, Sept. 6, the first time the NFL has played a game on Friday night of their opening weekend in over 50 years.
—Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2024
These verses come from the First Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians, a letter sent from St. Paul to the church in Corinth, a city in present-day Greece.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2024
Rey stood next to him, wearing a trucker hat stamped with stand firm, a message from 1 Corinthians.
—Emily Gogolak, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
The second principle of ABCT is that loving-kindness is the greatest of human virtues, which Saint Paul argued in the First Epistle to the Corinthians, chapter 13.
—M. D. Aeschliman, National Review, 25 Dec. 2023
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Corinthians
noun
Co·rin·thi·ans
kə-ˈrin(t)-thē-ənz
: either of two letters written by St. Paul to the Christians of Corinth and included as books in the New Testament see bible
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