Nestorian

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adjective

Nes·​to·​ri·​an ne-ˈstȯr-ē-ən 

1

: of or relating to the doctrine ascribed to Nestorius and ecclesiastically condemned in 431 that divine and human persons remained separate in the incarnate Christ

2

: of or relating to a church separating from Byzantine Christianity after 431, centering in Persia, and surviving chiefly in Asia Minor

Nestorian noun

Nestorianism

ne-ˈstȯr-ē-ə-ˌni-zəm 

noun

Nestorianism

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noun

Nes·​to·​ri·​an·​ism

plural -s

1

: Nestorian Christianity

2

: the doctrines imputed to Nestorius or the Nestorians

especially : the doctrine that a divine and a human personality were joined in Jesus Christ in perfect harmony of action but remained distinct with the corollary that Mary should not be called the Mother of God

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Nestorian

• chorion
• corean
• dorian
• saurian
• gregorian
• historian
• praetorian
• stentorian
• pythagorean
• valedictorian