Nestorianism
Nestorianism noun: the Christological doctrine ascribed to Nestorius, condemned as heretical by the Council of Ephesus but later also ascribed to the Church of the East, holding that within Christ there are two distinct hypostases, divine and human.
Noun
Nestorianism (countable and uncountable, plural Nestorianisms)
- The Christological doctrine ascribed to Nestorius, condemned as heretical by the Council of Ephesus but later also ascribed to the Church of the East, holding that within Christ there are two distinct hypostases, divine and human.
- The beliefs and practices of the Church of the East.
Nestorianism meaning in Arabic and Indonesian
Nestorianism in Arabic
- Christological doctrine
- النُّسْطُورِيَّة an-nusṭūriyya
Nestorianism in Indonesian
- Christological doctrine
- Nestorianisme
Forms of Nestorianism
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Origin of Nestorianism
From Nestorian + -ism.
Questions about Nestorianism
- What does Nestorianism mean?
- Nestorianism means the Christological doctrine ascribed to Nestorius, condemned as heretical by the Council of Ephesus but later also ascribed to the Church of the East, holding that within Christ there are two distinct hypostases, divine and human.
- What is Nestorianism in Arabic?
- Nestorianism in Arabic is النُّسْطُورِيَّة (an-nusṭūriyya). See Nestorianism meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is Nestorianism?
- Nestorianism is a noun.
- What is the plural of Nestorianism?
- The plural of Nestorianism is Nestorianisms.
Words near Nestorianism in the dictionary
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