Docetism
noun
an early Christian doctrine that the sufferings of Christ were apparent and not real and that after the crucifixion he appeared in a spiritual body.
Docetic
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a word derived from
Docetism.
Example Sentences
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This gospel was originally still more Docetic than it now is, according to Lipsius.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
One of the passages which are supposed most clearly to betray Docetic tendencies is the expression, v.
From The Gospel According To Peter by Walter R. Cassels
We have already discussed the Docetic nature of this cry, and are now only considering it in relation to our Gospels.
From The Gospel According To Peter by Walter R. Cassels
We have already referred to this as one of the recognised Docetic passages of the fragment, although there is no necessity to read it in this sense.
From The Gospel According To Peter by Walter R. Cassels
The passage might almost be represented as Docetic, from the writer's intention to show that Jesus refused to adopt a usual method of diminishing pain.
From The Gospel According To Peter by Walter R. Cassels
