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Nestorian

[ ne-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr- ]

noun

  1. 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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Other Words From

  • Nes·tori·an·ism noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Nestorian1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word Nestoriānus. See Nestorius, -an

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