English

Etymology
From the Latin Fabianus, belonging to Fabius, a Roman family name (borne by a general who won by avoiding decisive contests), possibly derived from faba "bean".

Adjective
Fabian

1. Advocating that socialism be reached through a series of gradual and moderate reforms; believing in the slogan, The movement is everything, the goal is nothing; relating to the Fabian Society, a British socialist society advocating reformist socialism.

Noun
Fabian

1. A fabian socialist, a gradualist socialist; a member of the Fabian Society.

Synonyms
gradualist
reformist
moderate
social democrat
liberal
socialist
moderate
socialist

Related terms
fabian
Fabianism
Proper noun

1. given name|male borne by an early pope, rare in English.

Translations
trans-top|male given name
French: Fabien
German: Fabian
Italian: Fabiano
trans-mid
Spanish: Fabián
Swedish: Fabian
trans-bottom

German

Proper noun
Fabian

1. given name|male||de:

Swedish

Proper noun
Fabian

1. given name|male||sv:

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