Word: docetisms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: do
ce
ti
sms
Definition: Plural 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
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
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).