Nestorian

Nes·to·ri·an

adj \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

First Known Use of NESTORIAN

1565

Rhymes with NESTORIAN

aurorean, Azorean, Gregorian, historian, Ivorian, praetorian, stentorian, Victorian