Fabian Definition

fābē-ən
adjective
Using a cautious strategy of delay and avoidance of battle.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to the caution and avoidance of direct confrontation typical of the Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus.
American Heritage
Of the Fabian Society.
Webster's New World
Cautious or dilatory, as in taking action.
American Heritage
Of, relating to, or being a member of the Fabian Society, which was committed to gradual rather than revolutionary means for spreading socialist principles.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
A member of the Fabian Society.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun
A male given name borne by an early pope. Rare in English.
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Other Word Forms of Fabian

Noun

Singular:
Fabian
Plural:
fabians

Origin of Fabian

  • From Latin Fabianus (“belonging to Fabius”), possibly derived from faba (“bean”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin Fabiānus after Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Fabian Sentence Examples

  • Fabian was martyred during the persecution under the emperor Decius, his death taking place on the 10th of January 250, and was buried in the catacomb of Calixtus, where a memorial has been found.

  • His strategy in dealing with the great host from Gaul was of the Fabian kind.

  • She edited a monthly magazine; and wrote at least two dramatic works, The Marriage of Fabian, and a comedy entitled Toissiokoff.

  • At a later period Origen sought to vindicate his teaching in a letter to the Roman bishop Fabian, but, it would seem, without success.

  • But a Fabian policy is never acceptable to an eager people, and when Johnston had been driven back to Atlanta he was superseded by Hood with orders to fight a battle.

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