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sabellian
Part of speech: NounA follower of Sabellius, a philosopher in the third century, who taught that there is only one person in the Godhead, and that the Son and Holy Spirit are only different attributes, emanations, or functions of God the Father.
Part of speech: AdjectivePert. to Sabellius and his doctrines.
Usage examples "sabellian":- Indeed, we are not really sure the researches were Sabellian. - "Somehow Good", William de Morgan.
- But the Sabellian theory, which the Unitarians inherited, was in no respect justified, save as a tradition. - "Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890", Octavius Brooks Frothingham.
- I would urge it on my son, did not the mixture of blood by his Sabellian mother make this half his native land. - "The Aeneid of Virgil", Virgil.