Nestorian

English Etymology From en Nestor ian. Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Nestorian.wav Southern England Adjective en sometimes pejorative Relating to teachings or to the followers of Nestorius. en A Nestorian stele, dated 781AD, was discovered in 1625 near Chang'an. en Michael Gibson The Treasures of a Lost Buddhist World The International Herald Tribune 1995-11-25 https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/25/style/IHT-the-treasures-of-a-lost-buddhist-world.html 0362-4331 Through them passed not only the traders of the Silk Route, braving the bandits who occasionally took them for ransom or robbed them and slit their throats, 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723162920/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/25/style/IHT-the-treasures-of-a-lost-buddhist-world.html 23 July 2021 Derived terms en Nestorianism Nestorianist Nestorianize Nestorian Acephali Translations related to the teachings of Nestorius Arabic: ar نُسْطُورِيّ Armenian: hy նեստորական Czech: cs nestoriánský Danish: da nestoriansk Dutch: nl nestoriaans Finnish: fi nestorilainen French: fr nestorien m German: de nestorianisch Italian: it nestoriano m Polish: pl nestoriański Portuguese: pt nestoriano Romanian: ro nestorian m n Russian: ru несторианский m Spanish: es nestoriano Swedish: sv nestoriansk Noun en sometimes pejorative A perceived follower of Nestorius in the fourth and fifth centuries. A member of a Nestorian church. en After his return he bitterly complained of being called a Nestorian by the Monophysite Philoxenus, declaring that he "knew nothing" of Nestorius. Usage notes Use of Nestorian as both a noun and an adjective is now generally disfavoured by historians of early Christianity, with en Church of the East and en Dyophysite being preferred as alternatives. Outside this specialism the term Nestorian is still frequently used, for instance by historians of science. Translations A member of a "Nestorian" church Arabic: ar نُسْطُورِيّ m Armenian: hy նեստորական Danish: da nestorianer c Finnish: fi nestorilainen French: fr nestorien m, fr nestorienne f German: de Nestorianer m, de Nestorianerin f Italian: it nestoriano m, it nestoriana f Polish: pl nestorianin m-pr, pl nestorianka f Portuguese: pt nestoriano m, pt nestoriana f Spanish: es nestoriano m, es nestoriana f Swedish: sv nestorian c See also en Nestorius Anagrams en aeinnorst Restonian anointers antisnore nitarsone reanoints en eponyms en Christianity Religion Church of the East