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It was my study of the two Corinthian letters that first caused me to concentrate my attention more directly on the relation of the apostle Paul to the older apostles.
Ferdinand Christian Baur

Meaning of "Corinthian" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CORINTHIAN

Corinthian  [kəˈrɪnθɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORINTHIAN

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Corinthian can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES CORINTHIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Corinthian in the English dictionary

The first definition of Corinthian in the dictionary is of, characteristic of, or relating to Corinth. Other definition of Corinthian is given to luxury; dissolute. Corinthian is also ornate and elaborate.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CORINTHIAN


apocynthion
ˌæpəˈsɪnθɪən
chondrichthyan
kɒnˈdrɪkθɪən
Erechtheion
ɪˈrɛkθɪən
Galbraithian
ɡælˈbreɪθɪən
Hogarthian
ˌhəʊˈɡɑːθɪən
labyrinthian
ˌlæbəˈrɪnθɪən
nepenthean
nɪˈpɛnθɪən
orthian
ˈɔːθɪən
osteichthyan
ˌɒstɪˈɪkθɪən
Parthian
ˈpɑːθɪən
pericynthion
ˌpɛrɪˈsɪnθɪən
Promethean
prəˈmiːθɪən
Pythian
ˈpɪθɪən
Reithean
ˈriːθɪən
Reithian
ˈriːθɪən
Xanthian
ˈzænθɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORINTHIAN

Corfam
corfhouse
Corfu
corgi
Cori
coria
coriaceous
coriander
Corinium
Corinth
Corinth Canal
corinthianise
corinthianize
Corinthians
Coriolanus
Coriolis effect
Coriolis force

WORDS THAT END LIKE CORINTHIAN

Appalachian
Barthian
batrachian
Chian
Christadelphian
Delphian
East Lothian
Gandhian
Malpighian
Memphian
Midlothian
Noachian
ornithischian
Paphian
Scythian
tauromachian
Tsimshian
Wallachian
West Lothian
Wordsworthian

Synonyms and antonyms of Corinthian in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Corinthian» into 25 languages

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The translations of Corinthian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Corinthian» in English.

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科林斯
1,325 millions of speakers

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Corinthian
570 millions of speakers

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Corinthian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोरिंथियन
380 millions of speakers
ar

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كورنثية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Коринфский
278 millions of speakers

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Corinthian
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লম্পট
260 millions of speakers

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corinthien
220 millions of speakers

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Corinthian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Korinther
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コリントの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고린도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Korintus
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Corinthian
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொரிந்திய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोरिंथियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Korint tarzı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corinzio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

koryncki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коринфський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Corint
30 millions of speakers
el

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Κορινθιακό
15 millions of speakers
af

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Korintiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Corinthian
10 millions of speakers
no

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Corinthian
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Corinthian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CORINTHIAN»

The term «Corinthian» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.876 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Corinthian

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QUOTES WITH «CORINTHIAN»

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Ferdinand Christian Baur
It was my study of the two Corinthian letters that first caused me to concentrate my attention more directly on the relation of the apostle Paul to the older apostles.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORINTHIAN»

Discover the use of Corinthian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Corinthian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Corinthian Body
In this intriguing discussion of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, Dale Martin contends that Paul's various disagreements with the Corinthians were the result of a fundamental conflict over the ideological construction of the human ...
Dale B. Martin, 1999
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The Corinthian
The Corinthian has eveything that Georgette Heyer's devoted readership came to expect and that made her one of the most popular novelists of her day, and still adored by a huge audience.
Georgette Heyer, 2011
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The Corinthian Catastrophe
'This book, offering a concise and clear study of these problems, answers with serenity the arguments of the charismatics today.
George E. Gardiner
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Archaic Corinthian Pottery and the Anaploga Well
In the first section of this book, Professor Amyx catalogues and discusses more than 200 fragments of Archaic Corinthian pottery with figure decoration, selected from those previously unpublished or inadequately published.
Darrell Arlynn Amyx, Patricia Lawrence, 1975
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Corinthian Hellenistic Pottery
However, in order to present the full history of the Hellenistic shapes the author traces their development from the earliest available Corinthian evidence, in some cases from the sixth century B.C. The shape series are further subdivided ...
G. Roger Edwards, 1975
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Studies in Archaic Corinthian Vase Painting
This article and Corinth VII.2 together stand as a full compilation of painters at present represented in the collection of the Corinth Excavations.
Darrell Arlynn Amyx, Patricia Lawrence, 1996
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1 Corinthians
It focuses attention on the biblical text rather than on scholarship about the text. This commentary should be the first one students read when studying 1 Corinthians.
Marion L. Soards, 1999
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The Corinthian, Attic, and Lakonian Pottery from Sardis
This collaborative work consists of three generously illustrated sections presenting the ceramic finds excavated at Sardis, but produced in the mainland Greek centers of Corinth, Athens, and Sparta.
Judith Snyder Schaeffer, 1997
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Monumenta Graeca et Romana: Corinthian and Attic vases in ...
This catalogue comprises those vases from Corinth and Athens with painted decoration in the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Brian Christopher Madigan, 2008
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The unity of the Corinthian correspondence
The thesis of this book is that 1 and 2 Corinthians are closely related; that Paul faces the same opponents in both letters; that the letter written with many tears referred to in 2 Corinthians is I Corinthians; and that there is no need to ...
David R. Hall, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORINTHIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Corinthian is used in the context of the following news items.
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Spookie first to finish in Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race
Spookie is owned by Steve and Heidi Benjamin of Norwalk, Conn and sails out of the Seawanaka Corinthian Yacht Club. The Spookie crew ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Jul 15»
2
The Garston goalscorer who is celebrating a century of strikes
GOAL hungry Dan Griffiths is the proud recipient of Corinthian's Golden Boot prize for 2014/15 – for a series of 'goalden' achievements ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
3
From athletics and cycling to football: Does more money in sport …
Henry Chappell, CEO of sports comms agency Pitch, says: "The truth is that for most people sport is about entertainment, not the Corinthian ... «PR Week, Jul 15»
4
Snarkitecture fills Washington DC museum with nearly one million …
... the Beach, is located in the museum's Great Hall, which rises 159 feet (48 metres) and is supported by eight colossal Corinthian columns. «Dezeen, Jul 15»
5
Corinthian Colleges Inc(OTCMKTS:COCOQ) Sinks into the Subs
Corinthian Colleges Inc(OTCMKTS:COCOQ) sunk well into the subs since the Company announced cessation of operations and hit the bb's. «MicroCap Daily, Jul 15»
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Arne Duncan Was 'Thrilled' to Shut Down Corinthian Colleges …
With Corinthian Colleges Inc. now officially shuttered, Education Secretary Arne Duncan appeared on MSNBC's "All in with Chris Hayes" to ... «University Herald, Jul 15»
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Watch Elizabeth Warren Slam a College-Accrediting Council …
Corinthian Colleges—the giant for-profit college company that operated almost 120 campuses in North America and tumbled into bankruptcy in ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
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Arne Duncan 'Thrilled' To Close Corinthian Colleges, Not So Ready …
The Department of Education was “thrilled” to shut down the for-profit chain Corinthian Colleges Inc., Education Secretary Arne Duncan ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Vets snared in for-profit college collapse want GI Bill money back
The collapse of for-profit Corinthian Colleges has been a calamity for Afghanistan and Iraq veterans who not only lost their chance at a college ... «Politico, Jul 15»
10
Patience tested at Melges 24 Worlds
Also the fight for the Corinthian Trophy starts to be interesting, with German Kicker Schäfer's Musto Racing GER803 (17-24-11) that is now in ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Jul 15»

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