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Nestorian

adj

Etymology

From Nestor + -ian.

  1. borrowed from Νέστωρ
  2. suffixed as nestorian — “Nestor + ian”

Definitions

  1. Relating to teachings or to the followers of Nestorius.

    • A Nestorian stele, dated 781AD, was discovered in 1625 near Chang'an.

  2. A perceived follower of Nestorius in the fourth and fifth centuries. A member of a…

    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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA