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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun fabian has 1 sense
- fabian(n = noun.person) - a member of the Fabian Society in Britain; is a member of fabian society
is a kind of socialist
Adjective fabian has 2 senses
CIDE DICTIONARY
fabian, a. [L. Fabianus, Fabius, belonging to Fabius.].
Of, pertaining to, or in the manner of, the Roman general, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus ; cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest. [1913 Webster]
fabian, a.
- Of or pertaining to the Roman gens Fabia. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- Designating, or pertaining to, a society of socialists, organized in England in 1884 to spread socialistic principles gradually without violent agitation."The Fabian Society proposes then to conquer by delay; to carry its programme, not by a hasty rush, but through the slower, but, as it thinks, surer methods of patient discussion, exposition, and political action." [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
fabian, n.
A member of, or sympathizer with, the Fabian Society. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fabian, n. & adj.
--n. a member or supporter of the Fabian Society, an organization of socialists aiming at a gradual rather than revolutionary achievement of socialism.
--adj.
1 relating to or characteristic of the Fabians.
2 employing a cautiously persistent and dilatory strategy to wear out an enemy (Fabian tactics).
--n. a member or supporter of the Fabian Society, an organization of socialists aiming at a gradual rather than revolutionary achievement of socialism.
--adj.
1 relating to or characteristic of the Fabians.
2 employing a cautiously persistent and dilatory strategy to wear out an enemy (Fabian tactics).
Derivative
Fabianism n. Fabianist n.
Etymology
L Fabianus f. the name of Q. Fabius Maximus Cunctator (= delayer), Roman general of the 3rd c. BC, noted for cautious strategies