Nestorianism
noun
Nestorianism is spelled N-E-S-T-O-R-I-A-N-I-S-M: 12 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Nestorianism means “The Christological doctrine ascribed to Nestorius, condemned as heretical by the Council of Ephesus but later also ascribed to the Church of the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Nestorianism is Nestorianisms.
How many letters and syllables are in Nestorianism?
| Letters | 12: N-E-S-T-O-R-I-A-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Nestorianism?
Nestorianism appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Nestorianism?
Nestorianism has 6 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Nestorianism
- Nestorianisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Nestorianism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
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.
- 2
derogatoryThe beliefs and practices of the Church of the East.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nestorianism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Christological doctrine:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | nestorianisme |
| German | Nestorianismus |
| Portuguese | nestorianismo |
| Spanish | nestorianismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Nestorianism come from?
From Nestorian + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).