Nestorian

[ ne-stawr-ee-uh n, -stohr- ]

/ nɛˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr- /

noun

one of a sect of followers of Nestorius who denied the hypostatic union and were represented as maintaining the existence of two distinct persons in Christ.

Origin of Nestorian

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word Nestoriānus. See Nestorius, -an

Related formsNes·to·ri·an·ism, noun

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Examples from the Web for nestorianism

Like modern Jansenism, and unlike Nestorianism, the Monophysites were famous for their austerities.
An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine|John Henry Cardinal Newman
There was a great stir among the monks, who were for the most part determined enemies of Nestorianism.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume 1 (of 16)|Sabine Baring-Gould
All possible calumnies were spread against him—immorality, Nestorianism, falsification of the Bible; all failed.
The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI|Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
He had been reading an article on Nestorianism when the melon was brought in.
The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Part 1 (of 10)|Edith Wharton

Thus in 1771 the Armenian patriarch and all his people renounced Nestorianism and returned to the unity of the Church.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921|Thomas J. Campbell

British Dictionary definitions for nestorianism

Nestorianism

/ (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

Derived FormsNestorian, noun, adjective

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Word Origin and History for nestorianism

Nestorian

in Church history (mid-15c.), a follower of Nestorius (Latinized form of Nestor), 5c. patriarch of Constantinople, whose doctrine attributed distinct divine and human persons to Christ and was condemned as heresy. As an adjective from 1560s. Related: Nestorianism.