Definition of Abelite in English:

Abelite

noun ˈeɪbəlʌɪt

Church History

A member of a small religious sect in North Africa, active in the 4th cent., for whom, according to St Augustine, marriage was compulsory but its consummation forbidden, after the supposed example of Abel (no children of whom are mentioned in the Bible).

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Rogers (c1553–1616), religious controversialist and Church of England clergyman. From post-classical Latin Abeloitae, plural from Abel, the name of the brother of Cain, one of the sons of Adam and Eve + -itae, after Abeloim (plural), in same sense, form showing the Hebrew masculine plural ending -īm.

Definition of Abelite in US English:

Abelite

nounˈeɪbəlʌɪt

Church History

A member of a small religious sect in North Africa, active in the 4th cent., for whom, according to St Augustine, marriage was compulsory but its consummation forbidden, after the supposed example of Abel (no children of whom are mentioned in the Bible).

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Rogers (c1553–1616), religious controversialist and Church of England clergyman. From post-classical Latin Abeloitae, plural from Abel, the name of the brother of Cain, one of the sons of Adam and Eve + -itae, after Abeloim (plural), in same sense, form showing the Hebrew masculine plural ending -īm.

词汇	Abelite
释义	Definition of Abelite in English: Abelite noun ˈeɪbəlʌɪt Church History A member of a small religious sect in North Africa, active in the 4th cent., for whom, according to St Augustine, marriage was compulsory but its consummation forbidden, after the supposed example of Abel (no children of whom are mentioned in the Bible). Origin Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Rogers (c1553–1616), religious controversialist and Church of England clergyman. From post-classical Latin Abeloitae, plural from Abel, the name of the brother of Cain, one of the sons of Adam and Eve + -itae, after Abeloim (plural), in same sense, form showing the Hebrew masculine plural ending -īm. Definition of Abelite in US English: Abelite nounˈeɪbəlʌɪt Church History A member of a small religious sect in North Africa, active in the 4th cent., for whom, according to St Augustine, marriage was compulsory but its consummation forbidden, after the supposed example of Abel (no children of whom are mentioned in the Bible). Origin Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Rogers (c1553–1616), religious controversialist and Church of England clergyman. From post-classical Latin Abeloitae, plural from Abel, the name of the brother of Cain, one of the sons of Adam and Eve + -itae, after Abeloim (plural), in same sense, form showing the Hebrew masculine plural ending -īm.
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