abelian Meaning, Definition & Usage

A*bel"i*an, A"bel*ite, A`bel*o"ni*an noun (Also<

• Abelian
• Abelite
• Abelonian

)

Definitions

1. (Eccl. Hist.) 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.