NESTORIAN

Meaning of NESTORIAN in English

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

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

NESTORIAN — adjective Date: 1565 of or relating to the doctrine ascribed to Nestorius and ecclesiastically condemned in 431 that divine and …
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NESTORIAN — Member of a Christian sect that originated in Asia Minor and Syria in the 5th century AD, inspired by the …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
NESTORIAN — (a.) Of or relating to the Nestorians.
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NESTORIAN — (n.) An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople to the fifth century, who has condemned as a heretic for maintaining …
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NESTORIAN — ( n. ) An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople to the fifth century, who has condemned as a heretic …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NESTORIAN — ( a. ) relating to, or resembling, Nestor, the aged warior and counselor mentioned by Homer; hence, wise; experienced; aged; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NESTORIAN — ( a. ) Of or relating to the Nestorians.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NESTORIAN — — Nestorianism , n. /ne stawr"ee euhn, -stohr"-/ , n. one of a sect of followers of Nestorius who denied …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NESTORIAN — adjective Date: 1565 1. : of or relating to the doctrine ascribed to Nestorius and ecclesiastically condemned in 431 that …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NESTORIAN — adj of or relating to the nestorians. 2. nestorian ·adj relating to, or resembling, nestor, the aged warior and counselor …
Webster English vocab
NESTORIAN — [Nes.to.ri.an] adj (1565) 1: of or relating to the doctrine ascribed to Nestorius and ecclesiastically condemned in 431 that divine …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NESTORIAN — member of a Christian sect originating in Asia Minor and Syria out of the condemnation of Nestorius and his teachings …
Britannica English vocabulary
NESTORIAN — Nestorian BrE AmE ne ˈstɔːr i‿ən -ˈstoʊr- ▷ Nestorian|ism ˌɪz ə m ▷ Nestorian|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NESTORIAN — adj. Member of a Christian sect that originated in Asia Minor and Syria in the 5th century AD, inspired by …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NESTORIAN — adj. Pronunciation: ne- ' sto ̇ r- ē - ə n Function: adjective Date: 1565 1 : of or relating …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NESTORIAN ALPHABET — noun Usage: usually capitalized N : a Syriac alphabet widely spread by Nestorian missionaries
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIN — Religion Useful information: Muslims follow the "high path" in this life for they believe in God and in man's eternal …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
THEODORE OF MOPSUESTIA — born с 350, Antioch, Syria died 428/429, Mopsuestia, Cilicia Syrian theologian and spiritual head of the school of Antioch. He …
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BAR SAUMA, RABBAN — born c. 1220, , Chung-tu [now Peking], China died January 1294, Baghdad, Iraq Nestorian Christian ecclesiastic whose important but little-known …
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THEODOTUS OF ANCYRA — died c. 446 theologian, bishop of Ancyra, and a leading advocate of orthodoxy in the discussion of the nature and …
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THEODORET OF CYRRHUS — born c. 393, , Antioch, Syria died c. 458, /466 Syrian theologian-bishop, representative of Antioch's historico-critical school of biblical-theological interpretation, …
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THEODORE OF MOPSUESTIA — born c. 350, , Antioch, Syria died 428/429, Mopsuestia, Cilicia [now part of Turkey] Syrian theologian, considered the greatest biblical …
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RABBULA — born c. 350, , Qenneshrin, near Aleppo, Syria died c. 435, , Edessa reforming bishop of Edessa and theologian who …
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PRESTER JOHN — also called Presbyter John, or John The Elder, legendary Christian ruler of the East, popularized in medieval chronicles and traditions …
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PELAGIUS I — born , Rome died March 4, 561, Rome pope from 556 to 561. His ecclesiastical roles under popes St. Agapetus …
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NISIBIS, SCHOOL OF — intellectual centre of East Syrian Christianity (the Nestorian Church) from the 5th to the 7th century. The School of Nisibis …
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NESTORIUS — born 4th century AD, , Germanicia, Syria Euphratensis, Asia Minor [now Maras, Turkey] died c. 451, , Panopolis, Egypt early …
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HSI-AN MONUMENT — inscribed stone monument that records the early missionary activity of Nestorian Christians in China. It was discovered by Jesuit missionaries …
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CHRISTIANS OF SAINT THOMAS — also called Malabar Christians, four major Christian groups-Syro-Malabar, Syro-Malankara, Syrian Jacobite, and Mar Thomite-living in the state of Kerala along …
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CHALDEAN RITE — also called East Syrian Rite, system of liturgical practices and discipline historically associated with the Church of the East, or …
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THEODORE OF MOPSUESTIA — born 0441; 350, Antioch, Syria died 428/429, Mopsuestia, Cilicia Syrian theologian and spiritual head of the school of Antioch. He …
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