ABELIAN

Etymology

Adjective

abelian (not comparable)

(mathematics) Having a commutative defining operation. [Mid 19th century.]

Anagrams

• Liébana

Etymology

Adjective

Abelian (not comparable)

(mathematics, group theory, dated) Alternative letter-case form of abelian

Noun

Abelian (plural Abelians)

(Roman Catholicism, 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.

Synonyms

• (member of a sect): Abelite, Abelonian

Anagrams

• Liébana

Source: Wiktionary


A*bel"i*an, A"bel*ite, A`bel*o"ni*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.)

Definition: One of a sect in Africa (4th century), mentioned by St. Augustine, who states that they married, but lived in continence, after the manner, as they pretended, of Abel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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