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noun

Săbellĭus

gen. Săbelli · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
an elder of the Christian Church at Rome; and afterwards at Ptolemais; in the third century
an elder of the Christian Church at Rome, and afterwards at Ptolemais, in the third century, the founder of the heretical sect of Sabellians, Prud. Apoth. 178.—Hence, Săbellĭāni, ōrum, m., the followers of Sabellius, Sabellians, Ambros. Fid. 5, 13, 162; id. Incarn. Sacr. 2, 8.
Perseus ID: n42121 Key: Sabellius