"Nestorian" meaning in English

See Nestorian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Nestorian [comparative], most Nestorian [superlative]
Etymology: From Nestor + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Nestor|ian}} Nestor + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Nestorian (comparative more Nestorian, superlative most Nestorian)
  1. (sometimes derogatory) Relating to teachings or to the followers of Nestorius. Tags: derogatory, sometimes Categories (topical): Christianity Translations (related to the teachings of Nestorius): نُسْطُورِيّ (nusṭūriyy) (Arabic), նեստորական (nestorakan) (Armenian), nestoriánský (Czech), nestoriansk (Danish), nestoriaans (Dutch), nestorilainen (Finnish), nestorien [masculine] (French), nestorianisch (German), nestoriano [masculine] (Italian), nestoriański (Polish), nestoriano (Portuguese), nestorian [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), несторианский (nestorianskij) [masculine] (Russian), nestoriano (Spanish), nestoriansk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Nestorian-en-adj-2tG-Z7XO Disambiguation of Christianity: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 46 54

Noun

Forms: Nestorians [plural]
Etymology: From Nestor + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Nestor|ian}} Nestor + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Nestorian (plural Nestorians)
  1. (sometimes derogatory) A perceived follower of Nestorius in the fourth and fifth centuries. A member of a Nestorian church. Tags: derogatory, sometimes Categories (topical): Christianity, Church of the East, Religion Related terms: Nestorius, Nestorianism Translations (A member of a "Nestorian" church): نُسْطُورِيّ (nusṭūriyy) [masculine] (Arabic), նեստորական (nestorakan) (Armenian), nestorianer [common-gender] (Danish), nestorilainen (Finnish), nestorien [masculine] (French), nestorienne [feminine] (French), Nestorianer [masculine] (German), Nestorianerin [feminine] (German), nestoriano [masculine] (Italian), nestoriana [feminine] (Italian), nestorianin [masculine] (Polish), nestorianka [feminine] (Polish), nestoriano [masculine] (Portuguese), nestoriana [feminine] (Portuguese), nestoriano [masculine] (Spanish), nestoriana [feminine] (Spanish), nestorian [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Nestorian-en-noun-CAROB5fw Disambiguation of Christianity: 45 55 Disambiguation of Church of the East: 33 67 Disambiguation of Religion: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 46 54

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Nestor",
        "3": "ian"
      },
      "expansion": "Nestor + -ian",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Nestor + -ian.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more Nestorian",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most Nestorian",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Nestorian (comparative more Nestorian, superlative most Nestorian)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -ian",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "58 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Arabic translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Armenian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Danish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Dutch translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Finnish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with French translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with German translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Italian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Polish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Portuguese translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Romanian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Russian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Spanish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Swedish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "en:Christianity",
          "parents": [
            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A Nestorian stele, dated 781AD, was discovered in 1625 near Chang'an.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1995 November 25, Michael Gibson, “The Treasures of a Lost Buddhist World”, in The International Herald Tribune, →ISSN:",
          "text": "Through them passed not only the traders of the Silk Route[…] but also lone Buddhist monks carrying precious cargoes of scrolls in their backpacks, white-robed Manichean sages from Iran and austere Nestorian clerics who founded Christian monasteries even in remote Tibet.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Relating to teachings or to the followers of Nestorius."
      ],
      "id": "en-Nestorian-en-adj-2tG-Z7XO",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sometimes derogatory) Relating to teachings or to the followers of Nestorius."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "sometimes"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "nusṭūriyy",
          "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
          "word": "نُسْطُورِيّ"
        },
        {
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "nestorakan",
          "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
          "word": "նեստորական"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
          "word": "nestoriánský"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
          "word": "nestoriansk"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
          "word": "nestoriaans"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
          "word": "nestorilainen"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nestorien"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
          "word": "nestorianisch"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nestoriano"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
          "word": "nestoriański"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
          "word": "nestoriano"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "nestorian"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nestorianskij",
          "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "несторианский"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
          "word": "nestoriano"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
          "word": "nestoriansk"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Nestorian"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Nestor",
        "3": "ian"
      },
      "expansion": "Nestor + -ian",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Nestor + -ian.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Nestorians",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Nestorian (plural Nestorians)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -ian",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Arabic translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Armenian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Czech translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Danish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Dutch translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Finnish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with French translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with German translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Italian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Polish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Portuguese translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Romanian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Russian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Swedish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "en:Christianity",
          "parents": [
            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 67",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Church of the East",
          "orig": "en:Church of the East",
          "parents": [
            "Christianity",
            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "en:Religion",
          "parents": [
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "After his return he bitterly complained of being called a Nestorian by the Monophysite Philoxenus, declaring that he \"knew nothing\" of Nestorius.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A perceived follower of Nestorius in the fourth and fifth centuries. A member of a Nestorian church."
      ],
      "id": "en-Nestorian-en-noun-CAROB5fw",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sometimes derogatory) A perceived follower of Nestorius in the fourth and fifth centuries. A member of a Nestorian church."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Nestorius"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nestorianism"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "sometimes"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "nusṭūriyy",
          "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "نُسْطُورِيّ"
        },
        {
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "nestorakan",
          "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
          "word": "նեստորական"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "nestorianer"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
          "word": "nestorilainen"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nestorien"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nestorienne"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Nestorianer"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Nestorianerin"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nestoriano"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nestoriana"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nestorianin"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nestorianka"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nestoriano"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nestoriana"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nestoriano"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nestoriana"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "nestorian"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Nestorian"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English eponyms",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms suffixed with -ian",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Arabic translations",
    "Terms with Armenian translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "en:Christianity",
    "en:Church of the East",
    "en:Religion"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Nestor",
        "3": "ian"
      },
      "expansion": "Nestor + -ian",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Nestor + -ian.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more Nestorian",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most Nestorian",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Nestorian (comparative more Nestorian, superlative most Nestorian)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English derogatory terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A Nestorian stele, dated 781AD, was discovered in 1625 near Chang'an.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1995 November 25, Michael Gibson, “The Treasures of a Lost Buddhist World”, in The International Herald Tribune, →ISSN:",
          "text": "Through them passed not only the traders of the Silk Route[…] but also lone Buddhist monks carrying precious cargoes of scrolls in their backpacks, white-robed Manichean sages from Iran and austere Nestorian clerics who founded Christian monasteries even in remote Tibet.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Relating to teachings or to the followers of Nestorius."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sometimes derogatory) Relating to teachings or to the followers of Nestorius."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "nusṭūriyy",
      "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
      "word": "نُسْطُورِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "nestorakan",
      "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
      "word": "նեստորական"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
      "word": "nestoriánský"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
      "word": "nestoriansk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
      "word": "nestoriaans"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
      "word": "nestorilainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nestorien"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
      "word": "nestorianisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nestoriano"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
      "word": "nestoriański"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
      "word": "nestoriano"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "nestorian"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nestorianskij",
      "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "несторианский"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
      "word": "nestoriano"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "related to the teachings of Nestorius",
      "word": "nestoriansk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Nestorian"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English eponyms",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms suffixed with -ian",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Arabic translations",
    "Terms with Armenian translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "en:Christianity",
    "en:Church of the East",
    "en:Religion"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Nestor",
        "3": "ian"
      },
      "expansion": "Nestor + -ian",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Nestor + -ian.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Nestorians",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Nestorian (plural Nestorians)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Nestorius"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nestorianism"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English derogatory terms",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "After his return he bitterly complained of being called a Nestorian by the Monophysite Philoxenus, declaring that he \"knew nothing\" of Nestorius.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A perceived follower of Nestorius in the fourth and fifth centuries. A member of a Nestorian church."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sometimes derogatory) A perceived follower of Nestorius in the fourth and fifth centuries. A member of a Nestorian church."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "nusṭūriyy",
      "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "نُسْطُورِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "nestorakan",
      "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
      "word": "նեստորական"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "nestorianer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
      "word": "nestorilainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nestorien"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nestorienne"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Nestorianer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nestorianerin"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nestoriano"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nestoriana"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nestorianin"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nestorianka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nestoriano"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nestoriana"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nestoriano"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nestoriana"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "A member of a \"Nestorian\" church",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "nestorian"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Nestorian"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Nestorian meaning in English (8.1kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-15 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (8a39820 and 4401a4c). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.