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Definition of Fabian
1. Adjective. Of or relating to Fabianism. "The Fabian society"
2. Noun. A member of the Fabian Society in Britain.
3. Adjective. Using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation. "A fabian policy"
Definition of Fabian
1. a. Of, pertaining to, or in the manner of, the Roman general, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus; cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest.
2. n. A member of, or sympathizer with, the Fabian Society.
3. a. Of or pertaining to the Roman gens Fabia.
Definition of Fabian
1. Adjective. Pertaining to or reminiscent of Roman general (w Fabius Maximus), whose tactics against Hannibal during the Second Punic War famously consisted of delaying or avoiding combat, focusing instead on weakening the enemy by cutting off supply lines. ¹
2. Adjective. Advocating that social reforms be reached through a series of gradual and moderate stages rather than sudden revolution; specifically, relating to the Fabian Society, a British socialist society advocating reformist socialism. ¹
3. Adjective. (by extension) cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest. ¹
4. Noun. A Fabian socialist, a gradualist socialist; a member of the Fabian Society. ¹
5. Proper noun. ( male given name) borne by an early pope. Rare in English. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Fabian
1. Of, pertaining to, or in the manner of, the Roman general, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus; cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest. Fabian policy, a policy like that of Fabius Maximus, who, by carefully avoiding decisive contests, foiled Hannibal, harassing his army by marches, countermarches, and ambuscades; a policy of delays and cautions. Origin: L. Fabianus, Fabius, belonging to Fabius. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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Literary usage of Fabian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1909)
"fabian was pope during the reign ni Philip the Arab. Origen addressed to him a
treatise defending his teachings, while Cyprian •lii-ntions a letter written ..."
2. The History of Rome by Wilhelm Ihne (1871)
"The fabians seem, on the whole, to have made free use of the several Etruscan
wars for the glorification of their family. The fabian settlement on the ..."
3. The Connecticut Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly by William Farrand Felch, George C. Atwell, H. Phelps Arms, Frances Trevelyan Miller (1895)
"Time fabian motto is: “For the right ... as fabian mild, most patiently, wlmen
warring against Hannibal. ... you must strike ha:d, as fabian did, ..."
4. Twelfth Night: Or, What You Will by William Shakespeare, Henry Norman Hudson (1911)
"fabian AND FESTE The shrewd, mirth-loving fabian is an apt and willing agent in
putting the stratagem through. If he does nothing towards inventing or ..."
5. Profiting from Chaos: : Using Chaos Theory for Market Timing, Stock by Tonis Vaga (1994)
"fabian has a large following of individual investors who use his simple formula
for timing switches between funds in families of mutual funds, ..."
6. Guild Socialism: An Historical and Critical Analysis by Niles Carpenter (1922)
"The fabian Society "split" and the founding of the National Guilds League marks
the entry of Guild Socialism into organized Socialist activities, ..."
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