adj.
Pronunciation: ne- ' sto ̇ r- ē - ə n
Function: adjective
Date: 1565
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 - ˌ ni-z ə m \ noun