释义 |
sa·bel·li·an I. \səˈbelēən\ noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin sabellianus, from Sabellius, 3d century A.D. Roman Christian prelate and theologian + Latin -anus -an : a follower of Sabellius, a leader of the Modalistic Monarchians in the 3d century who held in general that there is one divine essence and that the Father, the Logos, and the Holy Spirit are three different manifestations of the one God; also : a Modalistic Monarchian II. adjective Usage: usually capitalized 1. : of or relating to the Sabellians 2. : of or adhering to Modalistic Monarchianism III. noun (-s) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Latin Sabellus, n., Sabine + English -an, n. suffix 1. : a member of one of a group of early Italian peoples comprising Sabines, Samnites, and others 2. : one or all of a number of poorly known languages or dialects of ancient central Italy that are presumably closely related to Oscan and Umbrian IV. adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin Sabellus, n., Sabine + English -an, adjective suffix : of, relating to, or forming the Sabellians or their languages or dialects |