Docetae
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of Docetae
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
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The more thoroughgoing Docetae assumed the position that Christ was born without any participation of matter; and that all the acts and sufferings of his human life, including the crucifixion, were only apparent.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
The other, or milder school of Docetae, attributed to Christ an ethereal and heavenly instead of a truly human body.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
In the statement that Jesus Christ "was dead," the Creed affirms the reality of Christ's death in opposition to certain early heretics, the Docetae, who said that His death was not real but only apparent.
From Exposition of the Apostles Creed by Dodds, James
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