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docetic

UK/dəʊˈsɛtɪk/

docetic adjective: of or related to docetism or docetists, believing that Jesus was fully divine and only appeared to be human and to suffer.

Adjective

docetic (not comparable)

  1. Of or related to docetism or docetists, believing that Jesus was fully divine and only appeared to be human and to suffer.
    • It is a docetic view of this miracle, which conceives of the body of Christ as permanently exempt from the law of gravity.1846, Richard Chenevix Trench, Notes on the Miracles of Our Lord, page 284
    • In these letters Ignatius spoke much of his concern at what are recognizable as forms of gnostic belief, including docetic views of Christ's Passion.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 133
    Synonyms:
    docetist, docetistic

Synonyms of docetic

Origin of docetic

From Docetae + -ic, from Late Latin Docetae, from Koine Greek Δοκηταί (Dokētaí), from Ancient Greek δοκεῖν (dokeîn, “to seem, to appear”).

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Questions about docetic

What does docetic mean?
Docetic means of or related to docetism or docetists, believing that Jesus was fully divine and only appeared to be human and to suffer.
What part of speech is docetic?
Docetic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce docetic?
Docetic is pronounced /dəʊˈsɛtɪk/ (UK).

Words near docetic in the dictionary

  1. docebenone
  2. docent
  3. docents
  4. Docetae
  5. docetaxel
  6. docetic
  7. docetically
  8. docetism
  9. docetisms
  10. docetist
  11. docetistic

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