Sabellian

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Etymology 1

From Latin Sabellus +‎ -ian, pertaining to the Sabellī, an Italic tribe, from Proto-Italic *saβn- (whence also Samnium, Samnones, Sabus, Sabīnus), perhaps from an uncertain Proto-Indo-European root, sometimes identified with the reflexive pronoun *swé (“self”) for the assumed meaning “one's own” (compare Proto-Germanic *swēbaz for a similar etymology), but this is highly suspect on phonetic grounds.

Proper noun

Sabellian

  1. A certain language once spoken in Umbria, Italy.
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Adjective

Sabellian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Sabellian language.
    Synonym: Sabellic
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Noun

Sabellian (plural Sabellians)

  1. A member of a group of early Italian peoples comprising the Sabines, Samnites, and others.

Etymology 2

From Sabellius +‎ -an.

Noun

Sabellian (plural Sabellians)

  1. (Christianity) A follower of the Roman Christian prelate and theologian Sabellius.
  2. (Christianity) A Modalistic Monarchian; someone who believes that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are the same person.

References

  1. ^ Stuart-Smith, Jane (2004): Phonetics and Philology: Sound Change in Italic, p. 67
  2. ^ Giacomo Devoto, Gli Antichi Italici, Firenze, Vallecchi, 1931, p.103
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