Corinthians

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Co·rin·thi·an (k

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adj.

1. Of or relating to ancient Corinth or its people or culture.

2. Architecture Of or relating to the Corinthian order.

3. Elegantly or elaborately ornate.

4. Given to licentious and profligate luxury.

1. A native or inhabitant of Corinth.

2. A luxury-loving person; a bon vivant.

3. A wealthy amateur sportsman, especially an amateur yachtsman.

4. Corinthians (used with a sing. verb) Abbr. Co or Cor. See Table at Bible.

Corinthians [kəˈrɪnθɪənz]

(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) (functioning as singular) either of two books of the New Testament (in full The First and Second Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians)

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Attic base Callimachus Cauliculus Composite order Cor. Corinthian Corinthian order First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians First Epistle to the Corinthians Fusarole I Corinthians II Corinthians Korinthos man-about-town modillion New Testament order playboy pleasure seeker			Paul in Corinthians, about corruption and incorruption; how that we are sown in dishonor, but raised in glory. Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context Those ancient and noble words to the Corinthians are strictly true at this present hour. Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context What say you, gentlemen, to the First Epistle to the Corinthians in our pious ministerial journal, and the reply Epistle to the Ministers in the opposition sheet? Bureaucracy by de Balzac, Honore View in context			corer corespondent Corey corf Corfam Corfiote Corfu Corgard corgi Cori coria coriaceous coriander coriander plant coriander seed Coriandrum Coriandrum sativum Coricidin Coridine Corindon Corinne Corinth Corinthiac Corinthian Corinthian order Corinthians Coriolanus Coriolis effect Coriolis force corious corium Corival Corivalry Corixa corixid Corixidae Cork cork cambium Cork fossil cork jacket Cork jackets cork oak cork tree cork up cork-tipped corkage corkboard corked corker Corkiness corking			Corinthia Palace Hotel Company Limited Corinthiac Corinthian Corinthian Corinthian (disambiguation) Corinthian (disambiguation) Corinthian Canal Corinthian capital Corinthian capital Corinthian Cast Stone Corinthian Colleges, Inc. Corinthian column Corinthian column Corinthian columns Corinthian columns Corinthian Gulf Corinthian Hill Property Owners Association Corinthian Internet Services Corinthian order Corinthian order Corinthian pillar Corinthian pillar Corinthian Sailing Association Corinthian Schools, Inc. Corinthian Vintage Auto Racing Corinthian War Corinthian Yacht Club Corinthian Yacht Club of Cape May Corinthian Yacht Club of Philadelphia Corinthian Yacht Club of Tacoma Corinthians Corinthians, Epistle to the Corinthians, Epistle to the Corinthians, First Epistle to the Corinthians, Second Epistle to the Corinto Coriolanus Coriolanus Coriolanus (play) Coriolanus, Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus, Gnaeus Marcius Coriolis acceleration Coriolis acceleration Coriolis correction Coriolis deflection Coriolis effect Coriolis effect Coriolis force Coriolis force Coriolis forces Coriolis forces Coriolis frequency Coriolis operator Coriolis parameter Coriolis resonance interactions Coriolis, Gaspard Gustave de Coriolis-type mass flowmeter Coriolos force Coriolos force Coriolus Effect Coriolus Effect

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