Abelian

See also abelian

English

Etymology

From Abel + -ian.

Adjective

Abelian (not comparable)

1. (mathematics, dated) Alternative capitalization of abelian

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• Abelite
• Abelonian

Translations

member of a sect living like Abel

• French: abélien (fr) m, abélienne (fr) f, abélite (fr) m and f, abélonien (fr) m, abélonienne (fr) f
• German: Abelianer (de) m, Abelianerin (de) f, Abelit (de) m, Abelitin (de) f

• Spanish: abelonita (es) m and f