sabellian

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Definition of sabellian in English English dictionary

a language once spoken in Umbria, Italy

a member of a group of early Italian peoples comprising the Sabines, Samnites, and others

A follower of Sabellius

A Modalistic Monarchian

Of or pertaining to the Sabellian language

Of or pertaining to the heresiarch Sabellius, or to sabellianism

Pertaining to the doctrines or tenets of Sabellius

an extinct Osco-Umbrian language of ancient Italy that survives only in a few inscriptions

A follower of Sabellius, a presbyter of Ptolemais in the third century, who maintained that there is but one person in the Godhead, and that the Son and Holy Spirit are only different powers, operations, or offices of the one God the Father

See Sabellian, n

Hyphenation

Sa·bel·li·an

Synonyms

sabellic

Etymology

() From Sabellius, 3rd century A.D. Roman Christian prelate and theologian