Abelian

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Abel + -ian

[edit] Adjective

Abelian (not comparable)

1. (mathematics, dated) Alternative spelling of abelian.

[edit] Noun

Singular Abelian

Plural Abelians

Abelian (plural Abelians)

1. (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.

[edit] Synonyms

• Abelite
• Abelonian

[edit] Translations