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Sabellian2

Pronunciation: /səˈbɛlɪən/
Definition of Sabellian

adjective

  • 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

noun

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