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Nestorius

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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... Kan-chau; their diffusion in Asia; among the Mongols; Erguiul and Sinju; Egrigaia; Tenduc; China; Yachi, or Yun-nan fu; Cacanfu; Yang-chau; one in Polo's suite; churches at Chinghianfu; church at Kinsay; at St. Thomas; Patriarch of; Metropolitan. Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople. Nevergun Pass. New Year Festival at Kublai's Court. Neza Tash Pass. Ngan-king (Nanghin). Ngan-ning-ho River. Ngantung, Mongol general. Ngo-ning, or Ho-nhi. Nia (ancient Ni-jang), in Khotan. Nias Island. Nibong Palm. Nicaea ...

— The Travels of Marco Polo, Volume 2 • Marco Polo and Rustichello of Pisa

... the last: The Moral of the Story—and that moral is: "That no man should desert that [Catholic] civilisation. It can cure itself but those who leave it cannot cure it. Not Nestorius, nor Mahomet, nor Calvin, nor Lenin have cured, nor will cure the real evils of Christendom; for the severed hand does not heal ...

— Gilbert Keith Chesterton • Maisie Ward

Words linked to "Nestorius" : Nestorian, patriarch