Docetism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /doʊˈsiːtɪz(ə)m/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Docetism is a noun meaning (Christianity) The belief that Jesus was fully divine and only appeared or pretended to be human and to suffer.
Meaning
(Christianity) The belief that Jesus was fully divine and only appeared or pretended to be human and to suffer.
Example Sentences
His Passion and Resurrection in history were therefore not fleshly events, even if they seemed so; they were heavenly play-acting (the doctrine known as Docetism, from the Greek verb dokein, ‘to seem’).
Word Forms
- docetisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include monophysitism, adoptionism, monophysism, dyothelism, kenosis, incarnation.
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