nestorian

nestorian is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople to the fifth century, who has condemned as a heretic for maintaining that the divine and the human natures were not merged into one nature in Christ (who was God in man), and, hence, that it was improper to call Mary the mother of Christ; also, one of the sect established by the followers of Nestorius in Persia, india, and other Oriental countries, and still in existence. opposed to Eutychian. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople to the fifth century, who has condemned as a heretic for maintaining that the divine and the human natures were not merged into one nature in Christ (who was God in man), and, hence, that it was improper to call Mary the mother of Christ; also, one of the sect established by the followers of Nestorius in Persia, india, and other Oriental countries, and still in existence. opposed to Eutychian.
2. adjective. Of or relating to the Nestorians.
3. adjective. relating to, or resembling, Nestor, the aged warior and counselor mentioned by Homer; hence, wise; experienced; aged; as, Nestorian caution.
4. noun. a follower of Nestorius
5. adjective. relating to Nestorius or Nestorianism

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in nestorian:

anointers, nonsatire, reanoints, rosinante

Common word forms

nestorianize

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