Sabellian

See also: sabellian

English

Etymology 1

From Latin Sabellus +‎ -ian, pertaining to the Sabelli, an Italic tribe, from Proto-Italic *saβn-, from an uncertain Proto-Indo-European root, possibly *sabʰ-o-, *sₑbʰ-o- (“one's own”), from *swé (“self”).

Proper noun

Sabellian

1. A certain language once spoken in Umbria, Italy.

Translations

language

• German: Sabellisch n
• Italian: sabello
• Portuguese: sabélio m

Adjective

Sabellian (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Sabellian language.

   Synonym: Sabellic

Translations

of or pertaining to the Sabellian language

• Italian: sabellico
• Portuguese: sabélico

Noun

Sabellian (plural Sabellians)

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

Etymology 2

From Sabellius +‎ -an.

Noun

Sabellian (plural Sabellians)

1. (Christianity) A follower of the Roman Christian prelate and theologian Sabellius.
2. (Christianity) A Modalistic Monarchian; someone who believes that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are the same person.