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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Syrian-born patriarch of Constantinople whose belief that Mary was the mother only of Jesus's human nature was declared heretical (431).
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- noun Syrian who was a Christian bishop and Patriarch of Constantinople in the early fifth century; one of the major heresies concerning the doctrine of the hypostasis of Christ was named after him (died in 451)
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Mahomet would have ranked only as a Christian heresiarch or schismatic; such as Nestorius or Marcian at one time, such as Arius or Pelagius at another.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 Various
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"Nestorius," he said, adhering to Meredith's pleasantry, "is the jolliest little chap I have met for a long time."
With Edged Tools Henry Seton Merriman 1882
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Mahomet would have ranked only as a Christian heresiarch or schismatic; such as Nestorius or Marcian at one time, such as Arius or Pelagius at another.
Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 Thomas De Quincey 1822
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Another political aspect of the development of Pelagius was that as his doctrine continued to be attacked, his followers appealed for the protection of the Bishop Nestorius in the Eastern part of the Chruch.
Augustine vs. Pelagius Part Four - The Politics of Free Will | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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After Nestorius was condemned, Pelagius and his followers were again attacked by Augustine, Jerome, and others as heretics.
Augustine vs. Pelagius Part Four - The Politics of Free Will | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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However, Nestorius himself was condemned as a heretic shortly thereafter.
Augustine vs. Pelagius Part Four - The Politics of Free Will | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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Boldly entering the increasingly fractious struggle between church and state, Nestorius apparently ordered Pulcheria to be turned away at the gate.
Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010
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The Nestorians took their name from Nestorius, the bishop of Constantinople sacked from office by the Council of Ephesus in 431 for maintaining that the human and divine natures of Christ were not united in one person.
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Thanks Jordanes for correcting the errors of the follower of Nestorius.
Tu gloria Ierusalem! 2009
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In fact, they were converted by the Coptic Orthodox Church, home of Nestorius' most determined opponent, St. Cyril of Alexandria.
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