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Nestorians

Nestorians is the plural of Nestorian.

Meaning of Nestorian

Noun

Nestorian (plural Nestorians)

  1. (derogatory, sometimes) 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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Questions about Nestorians

What is Nestorians the plural of?
Nestorians is the plural of Nestorian.

Words near Nestorians in the dictionary

  1. Nestorianized
  2. Nestorianizer
  3. Nestorianizers
  4. Nestorianizes
  5. Nestorianizing
  6. Nestorians
  7. nestorid
  8. nestorids
  9. nestors
  10. Nestriga
  11. Nestryga

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