adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/dəʊˈsɛtɪk/
rhymes with -ɛtɪk
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adj
Meaning 1
Of or related to docetism or docetists, believing that Jesus was fully divine and only appeared to be human and to suffer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: Christianity
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Etymology
From Docetae + -ic, from Late Latin Docetae, from Koine Greek Δοκηταί (Dokētaí), from Ancient Greek δοκεῖν (dokeîn, “to seem, to appear”).