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Aphthartodocetist

/ˌæfθɑːrtəˈdɒsɪtɪst/

Aphthartodocetist noun: a follower or proponent of Aphthartodocetism, the Christological doctrine that taught Christ's body was naturally incorruptible and not subject to physical suffering, associated with Julian of Halicarnassus.

Noun

Aphthartodocetist (plural Aphthartodocetists)

  1. (historical) A follower or proponent of Aphthartodocetism, the Christological doctrine that taught Christ's body was naturally incorruptible and not subject to physical suffering, associated with Julian of Halicarnassus
    • The question of the Aphthartodocetists or Phantasiastae and their central tenet of the incorruptibility of Christ's flesh would be broached in 726 at the Synod of Manazkert, which was also of importance for renewing relations with the West Syrian Church under Patriarch Athanasius III.2004 APRIL, Cowe, S. Peter, “ARMENIAN CHRISTOLOGY IN THE SEVENTH AND EIGHT CENTURIES WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CATHOLICOS YOVHAN ŌJNEC'I AND XOSROVIK T'ARGMANIČ'.”, in The...
    • The Aphthartodocetists of the sixth century constitute the standard exception here, though even they did not deny the reality of Christ’s sufferings; for while they denied that Christ’s human nature had any natural susceptibility to suffering, they also maintained that he willingly subjected...2008 Oct, McFARLAND, IAN A., “Fallen or Unfallen? Christ's Human Nature and the Ontology of Human Sinfulness.”, in International Journal of Systematic Theology., volume 10, number 4, page 407

Forms of Aphthartodocetist

pluralAphthartodocetists

Origin of Aphthartodocetist

From Ancient Greek ἀφθαρτοδοκήτης (aphthartodokḗtēs), derived from Ancient Greek ἀφθαρτος (aphthartos, “incorruptible”) + Ancient Greek δοκέω (dokéō, “I seem, I appear”).

Questions about Aphthartodocetist

What does Aphthartodocetist mean?
Aphthartodocetist means a follower or proponent of Aphthartodocetism, the Christological doctrine that taught Christ's body was naturally incorruptible and not subject to physical suffering, associated with Julian of Halicarnassus.
What part of speech is Aphthartodocetist?
Aphthartodocetist is a noun.
How do you pronounce Aphthartodocetist?
Aphthartodocetist is pronounced /ˌæfθɑːrtəˈdɒsɪtɪst/.
What is the plural of Aphthartodocetist?
The plural of Aphthartodocetist is Aphthartodocetists.

Words near Aphthartodocetist in the dictionary

  1. aphtha
  2. aphthae
  3. Aphthartodocetae
  4. Aphthartodocetic
  5. Aphthartodocetism
  6. Aphthartodocetist
  7. Aphthartodocetists
  8. aphthic
  9. aphthitalite
  10. aphthitalites
  11. aphthoid

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