ABELITE

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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Word of the Day

15 April 2025

DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott


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“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

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