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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Other Word Forms

• Nestorian noun

Example Sentences

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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Aristotle's attack on Plato's system provided a radical criticism of Nestorianism.

From Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology by Luce, A. A. (Arthur Aston)

“Latin Christianity,” writes Dean Milman, “contemplated with almost equal indifference Nestorianism and all its prolific race, Eutychianism, Monophysitism, Monothelitism.”

From The Religious Life of London by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)