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Nestorianism   /nɛstˈɔriənɪzəm/   Listen
Nestorianism

noun
1.
The theological doctrine (named after Nestorius) that Christ is both the son of God and the man Jesus (which is opposed to Roman Catholic doctrine that Christ is fully God).





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... her to naught? I am not disposed to undervalue this power. Against any human force it would be irresistible. But if the colossal strength, and incomparable machinery of the Roman Empire could not prevent the establishment of the Church; if Arianism, Nestorianism, Eutychianism could not check her development, how can modern organizations stop her progress now, when in the ...
— The Faith of Our Fathers • James Cardinal Gibbons


Words linked to "Nestorianism" :   unorthodoxy, theological doctrine, heresy


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