Nestorianism

British

/ nɛˈstɔːrɪəˌnɪzəm /

noun

the doctrine that Christ was two distinct persons, divine and human, implying a denial that the Virgin Mary was the mother of God. It is attributed to Nestorius and survives in the Iraqi Church

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