Nestorius

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

/ nɛˈstɔr i əs, -ˈstoʊr- /

noun

died a.d. 451?, Syrian ecclesiastic: patriarch of Constantinople 428–431.

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Example sentences from the Web for nestorius

Two of the great heresies of the church before that of Nestorius are associated with the names of Arius and Apollinaris.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
When she came back Oscard was looking, not at Nestorius, but at her.
With Edged Tools|Henry Seton Merriman
The Council of Ephesus denounced him, and, in spite of the emperor and court, Nestorius was anathematized and driven into exile.
Curious Myths of the Middle Ages|Sabine Baring-Gould
Nestorius looked from one to the other with gravely speculative eyes, which presently closed.
With Edged Tools|Henry Seton Merriman

Acacius, bishop of Melitene, endeavoured to convert Nestorius.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume 1 (of 16)|Sabine Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for nestorius

Nestorius

/ (nɛˈstɔːrɪəs) /

noun

died ?451 ad, Syrian churchman; patriarch of Constantinople (428–431); deposed for heresy by the Council of Ephesus

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