psilanthropism

or psi·lan·thro·py

[sahy-lan-thruh-piz-uh m]

noun

the doctrine that Jesus Christ was only a human being.

Origin of psilanthropism

1800–10; < Greek psīlánthrōp(os) merely human (psīl(ós) mere + ánthrōp(os) man + -os -ous) + -ism

Related formspsi·lan·throp·ic

[sahy-luh n-throp-ik] /ˌsaɪ lənˈθrɒp ɪk/, adjectivepsi·lan·thro·pist, noun

Word Origin and History for psilanthropism

"the teaching that Jesus was entirely human," 1817 (Coleridge; "Biographia Literaria"), from Greek psilanthropos "merely human," from psilos "naked, bare, mere" (see psilo-) + anthropos "man" (see anthropo-). Related: Psilanthropy; psilanthropic; psilanthropist.