Nestorian

== English == === Etymology === From Nestor +‎ -ian. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === Nestorian (comparative more Nestorian, superlative most Nestorian) (sometimes derogatory) Relating to teachings or to the followers of Nestorius. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Nestorian (plural Nestorians) (sometimes derogatory) A perceived follower of Nestorius in the fourth and fifth centuries. A member of a Nestorian church. ==== Usage notes ==== Use of Nestorian as both a noun and an adjective is now generally disfavoured by historians of early Christianity, with Church of the East and Dyophysite being preferred as alternatives. Outside this specialism the term Nestorian is still frequently used, for instance by historians of science. ==== Translations ==== === See also === Nestorius === Anagrams === Restonian, anointers, antisnore, nitarsone, reanoints