Nestorian

Origin

en + -Nestor + ian

Full definition of Nestorian

Adjective

1. (sometimes pejorative) relating to teachings or to the followers of Nestorius
   A Nestorian stele, dated 781AD, was discovered in 1625 near Chang'an.

Noun

1. (sometimes pejorative) 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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