Nestorian
English
Etymology
Adjective
Nestorian (comparative more Nestorian, superlative most Nestorian)
- (sometimes pejorative) relating to teachings or to the followers of Nestorius
- A Nestorian stele, dated 781AD, was discovered in 1625 near Changan
Translations
Noun
Nestorian (plural Nestorians)
- (sometimes pejorative) A perceived follower of Nestorius in the fourth and fifth centuries. A member of a "Nestorian" church.
- After his return he bitterly complained of being called a Nestorian by the Monophysite Philoxenus, declaring that he "knew nothing" of Nestorius.
Translations
A member of a "Nestorian" church
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See also
- Nestorius
- Nestorianism
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