Definitions for docetismdoʊˈsi tɪz əm, ˈdoʊ sɪˌtɪz-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Do•ce•tismdoʊˈsi tɪz əm, ˈdoʊ sɪˌtɪz-(n.)
an early Christian heresy asserting that the sufferings of Christ were apparent and not real.
Category: Religion
Origin of Docetism:
1840–50; < LGk dokē(taí) (pl. of dokētḗs one who professes the heresy of appearance) < Gk dokē-, var. s. of dokeîn to seem, appear (cf. dogma )
Do•ce′tist(n.; adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
Docetism(noun)
the heretical doctrine (associated with the Gnostics) that Jesus had no human body and his sufferings and death on the cross were apparent rather than real
Wiktionary
docetism(Noun)
The doctrine of the Docetes, that Jesus only appeared to have a physical body and was ultimately of celestial substance.
Webster Dictionary
Docetism(noun)
the doctrine of the Docetae
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