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Abelians

Abelians is the plural of Abelian.

Meaning of Abelian

Noun

Abelian (plural Abelians)

  1. (historical) A member of a sect in fourth-century Africa mentioned by St. Augustine, who states that they married but lived in continence after the manner, as they claimed, of Abel.
    • The Abelians were only a moderate sort of Encratites and Novatians, who absolutely condemned matrimony, while the Abelians approved of and retained it.1826, unnamed translator, Pierre Bayle, An Historical and Critical Dictionary [1697, Dictionnaire Historique et Critique; 1709, Historical and Critical Dictionary], Selected and Abridged, Volume 1...

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Questions about Abelians

What is Abelians the plural of?
Abelians is the plural of Abelian.

Words near Abelians in the dictionary

  1. abelianize
  2. abelianized
  3. abelianizes
  4. abelianizing
  5. abelianness
  6. Abelians
  7. abelias
  8. abelisaur
  9. abelisaurid
  10. abelisaurids
  11. abelisauroid

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