NESTORIANISM

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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

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

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