单词 | Sabian |
释义 | Sabian/ˈseɪbɪən /adjective 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 give themselves legitimacy as People of the Book.Al-Battani, unlike Thabit, was not a believer in the Sabian religion, however, for ‘Abu Allah Mohammad’ indicates that he was certainly a Muslim....
noun A member of the Sabians.Suha Turaihi, an intellectual in Baghdad, said she was reading a book about Sabians, an ancient religion of Mesopotamia that dates to hundreds of years before Christ and still exists…...
OriginEarly 17th century: from Arabic ṣābi' + -an. Rhymes |
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