English Explanatory Dictionary

docetism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The belief that Jesus was fully divine and only appeared or pretended to be human and to suffer.

Pronunciation

/doʊˈsiːtɪz(ə)m/ /ˈdoʊsɪˌtɪz(ə)m/ /dəʊˈsiːtɪz(ə)m/ /ˈdəʊsɪˌtɪz(ə)m/

Word forms

docetism docetisms

Etymology

From Docetae + -ism, from Late Latin Docetae, from Koine Greek Δοκηταί (Dokētaí) coined 197–203 CE by Serapion of Antioch, from Ancient Greek δοκεῖν (dokeîn, “to seem, to appear”). Related to latter component of synecdoche.

Related words

Docetae docete docetic synecdoche gnosticism monophysitism

Derived words

docetic
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