Sabellian

American  

[suh-bel-ee-uhn] / səˈbɛl i ən /

noun

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

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Sabellian British  

/ səˈbɛlɪən /

noun

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

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

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adjective

1. of or relating to this language or its speakers

Etymology

Origin of Sabellian

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

Example Sentences

The last of these condemns the Nicene of one essence—clearly as Sabellian, though no reason is given.

From The Arian Controversy by Gwatkin, Henry Melvill

No: I discerned too plainly what Gibbon states, that the Sabellian, if consistent, is only a concealed Ebionite, or us we now say, a Unitarian, Socinian.

From Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed by Newman, Francis William

Thus, after revolving around the theological circle, we are surprised to find that the Sabellian ends where the Ebionite had begun; and that the incomprehensible mystery which excites our adoration, eludes our inquiry.

From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 by Milman, Henry Hart

Unwillingness to attribute passibility to God, coupled with the desire to remain in some sort trinitarians, forced many of the monophysites into the Sabellian position.

From Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology by Luce, A. A. (Arthur Aston)

Old Sabellian" of Picenum, "believed to be the oldest inscriptions on Italian soil.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court