Nestorianism
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Nes·to·ri·an 
[ne-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr-] Pronunciation Key
[ne-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr-] Pronunciation Key –noun
| one of a sect of followers of Nestorius who denied the hypostatic union and were represented as maintaining the existence of two distinct persons in Christ. |
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| Nes·to·ri·an
(ně-stôr'ē-ən, -stōr'-) Pronunciation Key
adj.
n.
[After Nestorius, who was accused of propounding this doctrine.] Nes·to'ri·an·ism n. |
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| nestorianism | |
noun | |
| the theological doctrine (named after Nestorius) that Christ is both the son of God and the man Jesus (which is opposed to Roman Catholic doctrine that Christ is fully God) |
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Nestorianism
Nes*to"ri*an*ism\, n. The doctrines of the nestorian Christians, or of Nestorius.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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