Nestorian

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nestorian \Nes*to"ri*an\, prop. n. (Eccl. Hist.)
     An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople in the
     fifth century, who was condemned as a heretic for maintaining
     that the divine and the human natures were not merged into
     one nature in Christ (who was God in man), and, hence, that
     it was improper to call Mary the mother of God though she


     might be called the mother of Christ; also, one of the sect
     established by the followers of Nestorius in Persia, India,
     and other Oriental countries, and still in existence. Opposed
     to {Eutychian}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nestorian \Nes*to"ri*an\, a.
     1. Of or relating to the Nestorians.
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     2. Relating to, or resembling, Nestor, the aged warrior and
        counselor mentioned by Homer; hence, wise; experienced;
        aged; as, Nestorian caution.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Nestorian
       adj : relating to Nestorius or Nestorianism