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docetism.

The belief that Jesus was fully divine and only appeared or pretended to be human and to suffer.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/doʊˈsiːtɪz(ə)m/General-American/ˈdoʊsɪˌtɪz(ə)m/General-American/dəʊˈsiːtɪz(ə)m/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdəʊsɪˌtɪz(ə)m/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The belief that Jesus was fully divine and only appeared or pretended to be human and to suffer.

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Where this word comes from

From Docetae + -ism, from Late Latin Docetae, from Koine Greek Δοκηταί (Dokētaí) coined 197–203 CE by Serapion of Antioch, from Ancient Greek δοκεῖν (dokeîn, “to seem, to appear”). Related to latter component of synecdoche.

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