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ABELIANS

\ˈe͡ɪbə͡lˌi͡ənz], \ˈe‍ɪbə‍lˌi‍ənz], \ˈeɪ_b_əl_ˌiə_n_z]\

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1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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An African sect, fourth century, who enjoined the separate state of the married, to avoid handing down original sin ; after an assumed example of Abel.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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