Docetism

Do·ce·tism  (d-stzm, ds-tzm)

n.

An opinion especially associated with the Gnostics that Jesus had no human body and only appeared to have died on the cross.

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[Probably from Late Greek Doktai, espousers of Docetism, from Greek dokein, to seem; see dek- in Indo-European roots.]

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Do·cetist n.

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Docetism [ˈdəʊsɪˌtɪzəm]

n

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

[from Medieval Latin Docētae, from Greek Dokētai, from dokein to seem]

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Docetism

a very early heretical belief that held that Christ’s body was not material or real, but only the appearance of a body. — Docetae, n. pl.

See also: Heresy

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the teaching of an early heretical sect asserting that Christ’s body was not human or material, but celestial in substance. — Docetic, adj.

See also: Christ

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Docetism - 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 heresy, unorthodoxy - a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion theological doctrine - the doctrine of a religious group