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Nestorianism

noun

Etymology

Nestorian + -ism.

  1. borrowed from Νέστωρ
  2. suffixed as nestorian — “Nestor + ian”
  3. suffixed as nestorianism — “Nestorian + ism”

Definitions

  1. The Christological doctrine ascribed to Nestorius, condemned as heretical by the Council…

    The Christological doctrine ascribed to Nestorius, condemned as heretical by the Council of Ephesus but later also ascribed to the Church of the East, holding that within Christ there are two distinct hypostases, divine and human.

  2. The beliefs and practices of the Church of the East.

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