Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NESTORIAN

n.A follower of Nestorius, a heretic of the fifth century, who taught that Christ was divided into two persons.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NESTOR

NESTOR Nes "tor, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A genus of parrots with gray heads. of New Zeland and papua, allied to the cockatoos. See Kaka.

 

NESTORIAN

Nes *to "ri *an, n. (Eccl. Hist. )

 

Defn: An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople to the fifth century, who has condemned as a heretic for maintaining that the divine and the human natures were not merged into one nature in Christ (who was God in man ), and, hence, that it was improper to call Mary the mother of Christ; also, one of the sect established by the followers of Nestorius in Persia, india, and other Oriental countries, and still in existence. opposed to Ant: Eutychian.

 

NESTORIAN

NESTORIAN Nes *to "ri *an, a.

 

1. Of or relating to the Nestorians.

 

2. relating to, or resembling, Nestor, the aged warior and counselor mentioned by Homer; hence, wise; experienced; aged; as, Nestorian caution.

 

NESTORIANISM

NESTORIANISM Nes *to "ri *an *ism, n.

 

Defn: The doctrines of the nestorian Christians, or of Nestorius.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Nestor

Nes tor |ˈnestər ˈnɛstər |Greek Mythology a king of Pylos in Peloponnesus, who in old age led his subjects to the Trojan War. His wisdom and eloquence were proverbial.

 

Nestorianism

Nes to ri an ism |nesˈtôrēəˌnizəm nɛsˈtɔriənɪzəm | ▶noun Theology the doctrine that there were two separate persons, one human and one divine, in the incarnate Christ. It is named after Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople (428 –31 ), and was maintained by some ancient churches of the Middle East. A small Nestorian Church still exists in Iraq. DERIVATIVES Nes to ri an adjective & noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

Nestor

Nestor |ˈnɛstə |Greek Mythology a king of Pylos in the Peloponnese, who in old age led his subjects to the Trojan War. His wisdom was proverbial.

 

Nestorianism

Nestorianism |nɛˈstɔːrɪənɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the Christian doctrine that there were two separate persons, one human and one divine, in the incarnate Christ. It is named after Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople (428 –31 ), and was maintained by some ancient Churches of the Middle East. A small Nestorian Church still exists in Iraq. DERIVATIVES Nestorian adjective & noun

 

Duden Dictionary

Nestor

Nes tor Eigenname |N e stor |greiser König der griechischen Sage

 

Nestor

Nes tor Substantiv, maskulin , der |N e stor |der Nestor; Genitiv: des Nestors, Plural: die Nestoren griechisch-lateinisch ; kluger und redegewandter griechischer Held der Ilias und der Odyssee, der drei Menschenalter gelebt haben soll herausragender ältester Vertreter einer Wissenschaft, eines [künstlerischen ] Faches; Ältester eines bestimmten Kreises

 

Nestorianer

Nes to ri a ner Substantiv, maskulin , der |Nestori a ner |neulateinisch Anhänger der Lehre des Patriarchen Nestorius v. Konstantinopel († um 451 ) und einer von dieser Lehre bestimmten Kirche

 

Nestorianismus

Nes to ri a nis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Nestorian i smus |von der Kirche verworfene Lehre des Nestorius, die die göttliche und menschliche Natur in Christus für unverbunden hielt und in Maria nur die Christusgebärerin, nicht aber die Gottesgebärerin sah

 

Nestorin

Nes to rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Nest o rin |weibliche Form zu Nestor

 

Nestorius

Nes to ri us Eigenname |Nest o rius |Patriarch von Konstantinopel