sabellian Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an extinct Osco-Umbrian language of ancient Italy that survives only in a few inscriptions

WordNet


Sa*bel"li*an adjective
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to the doctrines or tenets of Sabellius. See Sabellian, n.
Sa*bel"li*an noun
Definitions
  1. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Sabellius, a presbyter of Ptolemais in the third century, who maintained that there is but one person in the Godhead, and that the Son and Holy Spirit are only different powers, operations, or offices of the one God the Father.

Webster 1913