Associations to the word «Edessa»

Wiktionary

EDESSA, proper noun. A city in Greece, capital in Pella Prefecture, in periphery of Central Macedonia.
EDESSA, proper noun. (historical) Ancient city in northwestern Mesopotamia, the capital of Osroene, on the site of modern Şanlıurfa in Turkey.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.