Nestorianism

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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.

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Meanings

nounNestorianism (countable and uncountable, plural Nestorianisms)

plural Nestorianisms

  1. countableuncountableChristianityThe 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.
  2. broadlycountablederogatorysometimesuncountableThe beliefs and practices of the Church of the East.

Origin

From Nestorian + -ism.

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Translations

Arabic النُّسْطُورِيَّة
  • النُّسْطُورِيَّة (an-nusṭūriyya)Christological doctrine
Danish nestorianisme
  • nestorianismeChristological doctrine
Finnish nestoriolaisuus
  • nestoriolaisuusChristological doctrine
French nestorianisme
  • nestorianismeChristological doctrine
German Nestorianismus
  • NestorianismusChristological doctrine
Hungarian nesztorianizmus
  • nesztorianizmusChristological doctrine
Indonesian Nestorianisme
  • NestorianismeChristological doctrine
Italian nestorianesimo
  • nestorianesimoChristological doctrine
Latin Nestoriānismus
  • NestoriānismusChristological doctrine
Polish nestorianizm
  • nestorianizmChristological doctrine
Portuguese nestorianismo
  • nestorianismoChristological doctrine
Romanian nestorianism
  • nestorianismChristological doctrine
Russian несториа́нство
  • несториа́нство (nestoriánstvo)Christological doctrine
Spanish nestorianismo
  • nestorianismoChristological doctrine
Swedish nestorianism
  • nestorianismChristological doctrine
Ukrainian несторіа́нство
  • несторіа́нство (nestoriánstvo)Christological doctrine
Cite this entry
APA

Nestorianism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nestorianism

MLA

“Nestorianism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nestorianism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nestorianism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nestorianism.

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