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Nestorian
adjective Nes·to·ri·an \ne-ˈstȯr-ē-ən\
Definition of NESTORIAN
1
: of or relating to the doctrine ascribed to Nestorius and ecclesiastically condemned in 431 that divine and human persons remained separate in the incarnate Christ
2
: of or relating to a church separating from Byzantine Christianity after 431, centering in Persia, and surviving chiefly in Asia Minor
— Nestorian noun
— Nes·to·ri·an·ism \-ə-ˌni-zəm\ noun
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1565
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