English Explanatory Dictionary

Aphthartodocetist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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

Pronunciation

/ˌæfθɑːrtəˈdɒsɪtɪst/

Word forms

Aphthartodocetist Aphthartodocetists

Etymology

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

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