Fabian

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms

English

Etymology

From the Latin Fabianus, belonging to Fabius.

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