Sabellian

[ suh-bel-ee-uhn ]

/ səˈbɛl i ən /

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noun

a member of a group of early Italian peoples including the Samnites and Sabines.

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Origin of Sabellian

1595–1605; <Latin Sabell(us) a member of any of the Oscan-speaking Italic ethnic groups + -ian

Words nearby Sabellian

Sabbatical, sabbatical year, Sabbatize, SABC, Sabean, Sabellian, saber, sabermetrics, saber-rattling, saber saw, saber shin

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How to use Sabellian in a sentence

For this opinion the two popes are angrily dealt with by our author, and charged with being half Sabellian, half humanitarian.
Studies of Christianity|James Martineau
The Umbrian-Sabellian tribes had the same phonetic peculiarity as the Celts.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
These carry for war javelins and grim stabbing weapons, and fight with the round shaft and sharp point of the Sabellian pike.
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil
I would urge it on my son, did not the mixture of blood by his Sabellian mother make this half his native land.
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil

But the Sabellian theory, which the Unitarians inherited, was in no respect justified, save as a tradition.
Recollections and Impressions|Octavius Brooks Frothingham

British Dictionary definitions for Sabellian

Sabellian

/ (səˈbɛlɪən) /

noun

an extinct language or group of languages of ancient Italy, surviving only in a few inscriptions belonging to the Osco-Umbrian group

a member of any of the ancient peoples speaking this language, including the Sabines

adjective

of or relating to this language or its speakers

Word Origin for Sabellian

C17: from Latin Sabellī group of Italian tribes

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