Corinthian

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• Paul instructs the Corinthian believers how they are to give.

  Blog text (6)

• The Corinthian community was experiencing serious division over a variety of matters (see the earlier chapters of 1 Corinthians) and was perhaps on the point of dissolution.

  Academic text (2005)

• And so this established that the calendar was a Corinthian calendar.

• His boots are made of the finest Corinthian leather.

  Puss in Boots (2011)

• A muddy dig in the Corinthian coastal plain yields the remains of an ancient Greek city swallowed by the sea.

  Academic text (2004)

• This interpretation explains why Paul, while fully aware of the saying of Jesus about divorce, did not hesitate to offer his own pastoral advice when dealing with marriage problems in the Corinthian community.

  Academic text (2004)

• Because Christians in North America fail to share the Eucharist with other Christians, I venture the guess that St. Paul, were he here today, would be no less critical of us than when he wrote to the Corinthian Christians.

  Academic text (2002)

• It also recalls the story of Dibutades, the Corinthian girl said to have invented the art of drawing by tracing the silhouette of her lover on a wall.

  Academic text (2011)

• The Corinthian style of architecture features ornate columns and intricate designs.

• Many Corinthian citizens participated in the annual festivals celebrating their city's rich history.

Compounds

C

Corinthian order

• Specialized

9.9

A style of ancient Greek columns that have decorated leaf-shaped tops

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology