ABELONIAN

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

27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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