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Nestorian
Nestorian Nes*to"ri*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.) An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople to the fifth century, who has 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 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.
Nestorian
Nestorian Nes*to"ri*an, a. 1. Of or relating to the Nestorians. 2. relating to, or resembling, Nestor, the aged warior and counselor mentioned by Homer; hence, wise; experienced; aged; as, Nestorian caution.

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- (1852). The Nestorians and Their Rituals. Vol. 1. London: Joseph Masters – via Google Books. Badger, George Percy (1852). The Nestorians and Their Rituals...
- "Nestorian" or "Nestorians" may also refer to: Church of the East, originally the church in the S****anid Empire, which once accepted the Nestorian doctrine...
- the word "Nestorian" has also been used in an ethnic sense, as shown by the phrase "Catholic Nestorians". In his 1996 article, "The 'Nestorian' Church:...
- Nestorian headstone Nestorian cross found in China Nestorian cross found in China Two Nestorian crosses found in China The cross from the Nestorian Stele...
- The Nestorian schism (a.d. 431–544) was a split between the Christian churches of S****anid Persia, which affiliated with Nestorius, and those that later...
- The Nestorian Evangelion (French: Évangéliaire nestorien, also known as Vie de Jésus-Christ ['Life of Jesus Christ']; Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de...
- Stele (Chinese: 景教碑; pinyin: Jǐngjiào bēi), sometimes translated as the "Nestorian Stele," is a Tang Chinese stele erected in 781 that do****ents 150 years...
- any reason refused to accept one or other of these councils were called Nestorians or Monophysites, while those who accepted both councils, held under the...
- The Nestorian Church (Turkish: Nasturi Kilisesi), officially known as the Church of St. George the Exiler (Gr****: Ο Άγιος Γεώργιος ο Εξορινός; Turkish:...
- The Nestorian pillar of Luoyang is a Tang Chinese pillar erected in 814–815 CE, which contains inscriptions related to early Christianity in China, particularly...