Sabellian

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sabellian \Sa*bel"li*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
     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.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sabellian \Sa*bel"li*an\, a.
     Pertaining to the doctrines or tenets of Sabellius. See
     {Sabellian}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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