Nestorianism

English

Etymology

From Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople (consecrated 428).

Noun

Nestorianism (countable and uncountable, plural Nestorianisms)

(Christianity) The heterodox religious beliefs of the followers of Nestorius. These included that Christ has two natures, one wholly human and one wholly divine, that Mary was the mother of his human nature, and that each is to be worshiped as God.

Related terms

Nestorian

Translations

The religious beliefs of the followers of Nestorius

Armenian: նեստորականություն (hy) (nestorakanutʿyun)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 景教 (zh) (jǐngjiào)
Danish: nestorianisme c
Finnish: nestoriolaisuus

French: nestorianisme (fr) m
German: Nestorianismus m
Portuguese: nestorianismo (pt) m
Russian: несториа́нство (ru) (nestoriánstvo)
Spanish: nestorianismo (es) m
Swedish: nestorianism c

See also

Anagrams

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