Docetism

[ doh-see-tiz-uhm, doh-si-tiz- ]

/ doʊˈsi tɪz əm, ˈdoʊ sɪˌtɪz- /

noun

an early Christian doctrine that the sufferings of Christ were apparent and not real and that after the crucifixion he appeared in a spiritual body.

Roman Catholic Church. an ancient heresy asserting that Jesus lacked full humanity.

Origin of Docetism

First recorded in 1840–50; Docet(ae) + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM Docetism

Do·ce·tic, adjectiveDo·ce·tist, noun, adjective

Words nearby Docetism

doby, Dobzhansky, doc, docent, Docetae, Docetism, DOCG, doch-an-doris, doch-an-dorrach, Docherty, docile

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Example sentences from the Web for Docetism

A curious and far-off echo of early Docetism which also in its own way reduced Christ's suffering to a simple seeming to suffer.
Modern Religious Cults and Movements|Gaius Glenn Atkins
Nevertheless, the author carefully avoids the extremes of Docetism or ditheism.
The Unseen World and Other Essays|John Fiske
As compared with this, Docetism in Origen's case appears throughout in a weakened form; see Bigg, p. 191.
History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7)|Adolph Harnack

British Dictionary definitions for Docetism

Docetism

/ (ˈdəʊsɪˌtɪzəm) /

noun

(in the early Christian Church) a heresy that the humanity of Christ, his sufferings, and his death were apparent rather than real

Word Origin for Docetism

C19: from Medieval Latin Docētae, from Greek Dokētai, from dokein to seem

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	docetism
释义	Docetism [ doh-see-tiz-uhm, doh-si-tiz- ] / doʊˈsi tɪz əm, ˈdoʊ sɪˌtɪz- / noun an early Christian doctrine that the sufferings of Christ were apparent and not real and that after the crucifixion he appeared in a spiritual body. Roman Catholic Church. an ancient heresy asserting that Jesus lacked full humanity. Origin of Docetism First recorded in 1840–50; Docet(ae) + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM Docetism Do·ce·tic, adjectiveDo·ce·tist, noun, adjective Words nearby Docetism doby, Dobzhansky, doc, docent, Docetae, Docetism, DOCG, doch-an-doris, doch-an-dorrach, Docherty, docile Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Docetism A curious and far-off echo of early Docetism which also in its own way reduced Christ's suffering to a simple seeming to suffer. Modern Religious Cults and Movements\|Gaius Glenn Atkins Nevertheless, the author carefully avoids the extremes of Docetism or ditheism. The Unseen World and Other Essays\|John Fiske As compared with this, Docetism in Origen's case appears throughout in a weakened form; see Bigg, p. 191. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7)\|Adolph Harnack British Dictionary definitions for Docetism Docetism / (ˈdəʊsɪˌtɪzəm) / noun (in the early Christian Church) a heresy that the humanity of Christ, his sufferings, and his death were apparent rather than real Word Origin for Docetism C19: from Medieval Latin Docētae, from Greek Dokētai, from dokein to seem Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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