Corinthians

[ kuh-rin-thee-uh nz ]

/ kəˈrɪn θi ənz /

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noun (used with a singular verb)

either of two books of the New Testament, I Corinthians or II Corinthians, written by Paul. Abbreviation: I Cor., II Cor.

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Corinthian

[ kuh-rin-thee-uh n ]

/ kəˈrɪn θi ən /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Corinth.

Architecture. noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders invented in ancient Greece and similar in most respects to the Ionic but usually of slenderer proportions, and characterized by a deep capital with a round bell decorated with acanthus leaves and a square abacus with concave sides. The Corinthian capital has typically two distinct rows of acanthus leaves above which appear eight fluted sheaths, from each of which spring two scrolls (helices), of which one curls beneath a corner of the abacus as half of a volute and the other curls beneath the center of the abacus. Compare composite(def 3), Doric(def 3), Ionic(def 1), Tuscan(def 2).

ornate, as literary style.

luxurious or licentious.

pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Corinth, in the 7th and early 6th centuries b.c., characterized chiefly by human, animal, and ornamental motifs, painted boldly in a black figure style on a terra-cotta ground, often arranged in tiers around the vase.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Corinth.

a man about town, especially one who lives luxuriously or, sometimes, dissolutely.

an amateur yachtsman.

Manège. a horse-show class in which each contestant must be a member of a recognized hunt and wear regulation hunt livery. Compare appointment(def 7).

Origin of Corinthian

1350–1400; Middle English Corinthi(es) men of Corinth (< Latin Corinthiī < Greek Korínthioi; see Corinth) + -an

Example sentences from the Web for corinthians

Men would be civilized much more quickly by the business of buying and selling, than by Pauls Epistles to the Corinthians.

Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829. |Hermann Pckler-Muskau
The thanksgiving ends appropriately with a cheerful word about the Corinthians.

Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians |James Denney
All these particulars we learn from S. Paul's two epistles to the Corinthians.

The Lives of the Saints, Volume 1 (of 16) |Sabine Baring-Gould
The Corinthians, by their rebellious spirit, were putting Paul to the proof; in ver.

Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians |James Denney

No rules of grammar can interpret the thirteenth chapter of First Corinthians or explain the story of the Cross.

The Meaning of Faith |Harry Emerson Fosdick

British Dictionary definitions for corinthians (1 of 2)

Corinthians

/ (kəˈrɪnθɪənz) /

noun

(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)

British Dictionary definitions for corinthians (2 of 2)

Corinthian

/ (kəˈrɪnθɪən) /

adjective

of, characteristic of, or relating to Corinth

of, denoting, or relating to one of the five classical orders of architecture: characterized by a bell-shaped capital having carved ornaments based on acanthus leaves See also Ionic, Doric, composite (def. 4), Tuscan

given to luxury; dissolute

ornate and elaborate

noun

a native or inhabitant of Corinth

an amateur sportsman

rare a man about town, esp one who is dissolute

Cultural definitions for corinthians

Corinthian

[ (kuh-rin-thee-uhn) ]

One of the three main styles of Greek architecture (the others are Doric and Ionic). The Corinthian column is slender and fluted; the capital incorporates sculpted leaves.

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Corinthians

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