Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SABIAN, SABEAN
a.Pertaining to Saba, in Ara bia, celebrated for producing aromatic plants.
SABIAN
a.The Sabian worship or religion consisted in the the worship of the sun and other heavenly bodies.
SABIAN
n.A worshiper of the sun.
SABIANISM
n.That species of idolatry which consisted in worshiping the sun, moon and stars. This idolatry existed in the world, and was propagated by the inhabitants who migrated westward into Europe, and continued among our ancestors till they embraced the christian religion.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SABIAN
Sa "bi *an, a. Etym: [L. Sabaeus.] [Written also Sabean, and Sabæanism.]
1. Of or pertaining to Saba in Arabia, celebrated for producing aromatic plants.
2. Relating to the religion of Saba, or to the worship of the heavenly bodies.
SABIAN
SABIAN Sa "bi *an, n.
Defn: An adherent of the Sabian religion; a worshiper of the heavenly bodies. [Written also Sabæan, and Sabean. ]
SABIANISM
SABIANISM Sa "bi *an *ism, n.
Defn: The doctrine of the Sabians; the Sabian religion; that species of idolatry which consists in worshiping the sun, moon, and stars; heliolatry. [Written also Sabæanism.]
New American Oxford Dictionary
Sabian
Sa bi an |ˈsābēən ˈseɪbiən | ▶adjective of or relating to a non-Muslim sect classed in the Koran with Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians as having a faith revealed by the true God. It is not known who the original Sabians were, but the name was adopted by some groups in order to escape religious persecution by Muslims. ▶noun a member of this sect. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Arabic ṣābi ' + -an .
Oxford Dictionary
Sabian
Sabian |ˈseɪbɪən | ▶noun a member of a non-Muslim sect classed in the Koran with Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians as having a faith revealed by the true God. It is not known who the original Sabians were, but the name was adopted by some groups in order to give themselves legitimacy as People of the Book. ▶adjective relating to the Sabians. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Arabic ṣābi ' + -an .
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