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  • proper noun A patronymic surname.

Etymologies

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From Coll +‎ -son.

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Examples

  • And if Colson is saying that he, as an Evangelical, believes that justification involves charity and works done in love, well, then welcome to Catholic Soteriology 101.

    Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog: 2009

  • It’s significant that Colson is scheduled to appear Sunday night in Louisville, Ky., for a “Justice Sunday” rally where conservative Protestants will denounce what they call “out-of-control courts” and Democratic filibusters to block U.S.

    mjh's blog — 2005 — April 2005

  • Colson is especially pleased because, as he sees it, America’s cultural elite is alarmed by the cardinals’ choice.

    mjh's blog — 2005 — April 2005

  • One of several reasons this makes me a bit huffy is that it's not at all evident (far from it!) that what an Evangelical such as Colson believes about justification, faith, and charity is what Luther believed.

    Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog: 2009

  • Nixon aide Chuck Colson ordered the White House "Plumbers" on a fruitless investigation of the columnist, whom the president regarded as White House Enemy Number One.

    The dirty dance between Anderson and Nixon Evan Thomas 2010

  • Dying of cancer and Parkinson's disease in 2005, he asked Colson, who become a Christian missionary, to visit him in the hospital.

    The dirty dance between Anderson and Nixon Evan Thomas 2010

  • Dying of cancer and Parkinson's disease in 2005, he asked Colson, who become a Christian missionary, to visit him in the hospital.

    The dirty dance between Anderson and Nixon Evan Thomas 2010

  • Nixon aide Chuck Colson ordered the White House "Plumbers" on a fruitless investigation of the columnist, whom the president regarded as White House Enemy Number One.

    The dirty dance between Anderson and Nixon Evan Thomas 2010

  • Colson, who ran the Plumbers, always denied any scheme to murder Anderson.

    The dirty dance between Anderson and Nixon Evan Thomas 2010

  • Colson, who ran the Plumbers, always denied any scheme to murder Anderson.

    The dirty dance between Anderson and Nixon Evan Thomas 2010

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