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nɛˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr-nesto·ri·an

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Nestorianadjective

    a follower of Nestorius

  2. Nestorianadjective

    relating to Nestorius or Nestorianism

Wiktionary

  1. Nestoriannoun

    A perceived follower of Nestorius in the fourth and fifth centuries. A member of a "Nestorian" church.

  2. Nestorianadjective

    relating to teachings or to the followers of Nestorius

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    Nestorian refers to a Christian theological doctrine attributed to Nestorius, a 5th-century Church of the East patriarch. This doctrine emphasizes the disunion between the human and divine natures of Jesus Christ. Nestorianism was condemned as heresy by the Council of Ephesus in 431. Today, the term is also used to describe the churches that followed Nestorius’ teachings, mainly found in Asia.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Nestoriannoun

    an adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople to the fifth century, who has condemned as a heretic for maintaining that the divine and the human natures were not merged into one nature in Christ (who was God in man), and, hence, that it was improper to call Mary the mother of Christ; also, one of the sect established by the followers of Nestorius in Persia, india, and other Oriental countries, and still in existence. opposed to Eutychian

  2. Nestorianadjective

    of or relating to the Nestorians

  3. Nestorianadjective

    relating to, or resembling, Nestor, the aged warior and counselor mentioned by Homer; hence, wise; experienced; aged; as, Nestorian caution

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Nestorian

    nes-tō′ri-an, adj. pertaining to the Christological doctrine of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople from 428 to his condemnation and deposition at the general council of Ephesus in 431; he held the true divinity and humanity of Christ, but denied their union in a single self-conscious personality, that union being merely moral or sympathetic—thus the personality was broken up into a duality.—n. a follower of Nestorius.—n. Nestō′rianism.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Nestorian in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Nestorian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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