Docetae

[ doh-see-tee ]

plural noun

1. early Christian adherents of Docetism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Docetae¹

1810–20; < Late Greek dokētaí, plural of dokētḗs one who professes the heresy of appearance, equivalent to Greek dokē- (variant stem of dokeîn to seem, appear; dogma ) + -tēs agent noun suffix