Nestorian
English edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
Nestorian (comparative more Nestorian, superlative most Nestorian)
- (sometimes derogatory) Relating to teachings or to the followers of Nestorius.
- A Nestorian stele, dated 781AD, was discovered in 1625 near Chang'an.
- 1995 November 25, Michael Gibson, “The Treasures of a Lost Buddhist World”, in The International Herald Tribune[1], →ISSN:
- Through them passed not only the traders of the Silk Route […] but also lone Buddhist monks carrying precious cargoes of scrolls in their backpacks, white-robed Manichean sages from Iran and austere Nestorian clerics who founded Christian monasteries even in remote Tibet.
Translations edit
Noun edit
Nestorian (plural Nestorians)
- (sometimes derogatory) A perceived follower of Nestorius in the fourth and fifth centuries. A member of a Nestorian church.
- After his return he bitterly complained of being called a Nestorian by the Monophysite Philoxenus, declaring that he "knew nothing" of Nestorius.
Usage notes edit
Use of Nestorian as both a noun and an adjective is now generally disfavoured by historians of early Christianity, with Church of the East and Dyophysite being preferred as alternatives. Outside this specialism the term Nestorian is still frequently used, for instance by historians of science.
Translations edit
A member of a "Nestorian" church
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