Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nestorianism

/nɛstˈɔɹiənˌɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
nesto-ri-an-ism
IPA
/nɛstˈɔɹiənˌɪzəm/
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Christological doctrine ascribed to Nestorius, condemned as heretical by the Council of Ephesus but later also ascribed to the Church of the East, holding that within Christ there are two distinct hypostases, divine and human.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The beliefs and practices of the Church of the East.

Countable; Derogatory; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English Nestorian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Nestorianism From Nestorian + -ism.

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How do you pronounce nestorianism?
The recorded pronunciation is /nɛstˈɔɹiənˌɪzəm/.
What does nestorianism mean?
The Christological doctrine ascribed to Nestorius, condemned as heretical by the Council of Ephesus but later also ascribed to the Church of the East, holding that within Christ there are two distinct hypostases, divine and human.
Where does nestorianism come from?
Etymology tree English Nestorian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Nestorianism From Nestorian + -ism.

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