Sabellian

[ suh-bel-ee-uh n ]

/ səˈbɛl i ən /

noun

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

Origin of Sabellian

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

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Examples from the Web for sabellian

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
Had it stood alone, the creed would have been Sabellian; but at Nicæa it was checked by from the essence.
The Arian Controversy|H. M. Gwatkin
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
Indeed, we are not really sure the researches were Sabellian.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan

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

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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