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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• Nestorian
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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

But the unhappy man, in a long answer, endeavored to establish his heresy so roundly as to fall into downright Nestorianism, which indeed is a consequence of his erroneous principle.

From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Butler, Alban

All possible calumnies were spread against him—immorality, Nestorianism, falsification of the Bible; all failed.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)