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Sabellian2

Syllabification: (Sa·bel·li·an)
Pronunciation: /səˈbelēən/

Definition of Sabellian

adjective

  • of or relating to the teachings of Sabellius (fl. c.220 in North Africa), who developed a form of the modalist doctrine that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not truly distinct but merely aspects of one divine being.

noun

  • a follower of the teachings of Sabellius.

Derivatives

Sabellianism

Pronunciation: /-ˌizəm/

noun

Sabellian in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Sabellian in the British & World English dictionary