Word: docetism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: Do
ce
tism
Definition: The doctrine of the Docetes, that Jesus only appeared to have a physical body and was ultimately of celestial substance.
Morphemes:
Affix: docetism
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The doctrine of the Docetes, that Jesus only appeared to have a physical body and was ultimately of celestial substance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Docetae
Language: la
Decoded: Docetae
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The followers of the Christian heresy of 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