the doctrine that Christ was two distinct persons, divine and human, implying a denial that the Virgin Mary was the mother of God. It is attributed to Nestorius and survives in the Iraqi Church
Derived forms
Nestorian (Nesˈtorian)
noun, adjective
Nestorianism in American English
(nɛsˈtɔriənˌɪzəm)
noun
the unorthodox doctrine attributed to Nestorius (patriarch of Constantinople, a.d. 428-431) alleging the existence of two persons (one divine, one human) in Jesus Christ: declared heretical in 431