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- noun Plural form of
Nestorian .
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Examples
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He soon became a prominent leader among this sect and the name Nestorians was given to the sect by enemies.
Modern Persia Mooshie G. Daniel
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Nestorians, which is the basis of the Byzantine Calendar.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Among these smaller bodies are: (1) the Chaldean Catholics and the schismatic Christians of the same rite, known as Nestorians; (2) the Syrian Catholics or Syro-Catholics and their correlative dissenters, the Jacobites, and (3) finally the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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Penance among the Nestorians is a form, counted as a sacrament, for the reconciliation of apostates and excommunicated persons, prayers from which are occasionally used in cases of other penitents.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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The Nestorians are a branch of the ancient Christian Church, and derive their name from Nestorius, a native of Syria and Bishop of
History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume I. Rufus Anderson 1838
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Then there were (and probably still are) the Nestorians, who believed the opposite.
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It was Christians — Nestorians, Jacobite, Orthodox, and others — who preserved and translated the cultural inheritance of the ancient world — the science, philosophy, and medicine — and who transmitted it to centers like Baghdad and Damascus.
Jesuit: Obama is "the most effective spokesperson" for "the spirit of Vatican II" 2009
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He says, for instance, that Arianism (the doctrine that the persons of the Trinity are not co-equal) "taught that Jesus was purely human" and that Nestorians "believed that Christ had two natures," whereas the exact opposite is true (they thought Christ was two persons).
Faulty Navigators Felipe Fernández-Armesto 2011
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If you approach everything from how the players feel, even a dispute between Orthodox Catholics and Nestorians could be made interesting.
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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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