Nestorius

[ ne-stawr-ee-uhs, -stohr- ]

/ nɛˈstɔr i əs, -ˈstoʊr- /

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noun

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

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How to use Nestorius in a sentence

Third cumenical council assembled at Ephesus, to execute the decree of pope Celestine as to the heresy of Nestorius.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Marie leant over Nestorius until her dusky cheek almost touched Jocelyn's fair English one.
With Edged Tools|Henry Seton Merriman
Nestorius continued to sleep, and at last Marie, overcome by sleep herself, lay down on her bed.
With Edged Tools|Henry Seton Merriman
Nestorius looked from one to the other with gravely speculative eyes, which presently closed.
With Edged Tools|Henry Seton Merriman

Thus it came about that the dawn found Jocelyn moving softly in the room, with Nestorius asleep in her arms.
With Edged Tools|Henry Seton Merriman

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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