Nestorianism

British  

/ nɛˈstɔːrɪəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. 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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By the sixth century, Sogdians had followed the Silk Roads into Europe, bringing Nestorianism, the branch of Christianity from Asia Minor and Syria that believed Jesus had two separate natures.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Some of the Lakhmids embraced a form of Christianity known as Nestorianism and, like the Ghassanids, were able to thrive on the patronage of the great empire while protecting its southern borders from other Arabs.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Nestorius was deposed, but Nestorianism continued to flourish among the Assyrians.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the mid T'ang period Manichæism, Nestorianism and Zoroastrianism all were prevalent in China.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Sir Charles Eliot

The Persians gradually, between 435 and 480, accepted Nestorianism, and in 483 definitely separated from the Catholic Church, and Nisibis became a school of Nestorian theology.

From The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 by William Holden Hutton