Nestorian

adjective

Nes·​to·​ri·​an ne-ˈstȯr-ē-ən 

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

Nestorianism

ne-ˈstȯr-ē-ə-ˌni-zəm 

noun

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1