I. səˈbelēən noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin sabellianus, from Sabellius, 3d century A.D. Roman Christian prelate and theologian + Latin -anus -an
: a follower of Sabellius, a leader of the Modalistic Monarchians in the 3d century who held in general that there is one divine essence and that the Father, the Logos, and the Holy Spirit are three different manifestations of the one God ; also : a Modalistic Monarchian
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : of or relating to the Sabellians
2. : of or adhering to Modalistic Monarchianism
III. noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Latin Sabellus, n., Sabine + English -an, n. suffix
1. : a member of one of a group of early Italian peoples comprising Sabines, Samnites, and others
2. : one or all of a number of poorly known languages or dialects of ancient central Italy that are presumably closely related to Oscan and Umbrian
IV. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin Sabellus, n., Sabine + English -an, adjective suffix
: of, relating to, or forming the Sabellians or their languages or dialects