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Docetism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Docetism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the heretical doctrine (associated with the Gnostics) that Jesus had no human body and his sufferings and death on the cross were apparent rather than real

2

The doctrine of the Docetes, that Jesus only appeared to have a physical body and was ultimately of celestial substance.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
theological doctrine heresy
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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