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docetism

Do·ce·tism
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doh-see-tiz-uh m, doh-si-tiz-]
    • /doʊˈsi tɪz əm, ˈdoʊ sɪˌtɪz-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doh-see-tiz-uh m, doh-si-tiz-]
    • /doʊˈsi tɪz əm, ˈdoʊ sɪˌtɪz-/

Definitions of docetism word

  • noun docetism 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. 1
  • noun docetism Roman Catholic Church. an ancient heresy asserting that Jesus lacked full humanity. 1
  • noun docetism (Christianity) The doctrine of the Docetes, that Jesus only appeared to have a physical body and was ultimately of celestial substance. 1
  • noun docetism (in the early Christian Church) a heresy that the humanity of Christ, his sufferings, and his death were apparent rather than real 0
  • noun docetism a belief among some early Christians that Christ merely seemed to have a human body: it came to be considered heretical 0

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Origin of docetism

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; Docet(ae) + -ism

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Parts of speech for Docetism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

docetism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Antonyms for docetism

noun docetism

  • ebionitism — The system or doctrine of the Ebionites.

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