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Do·ce·tism (dō sēt′iz′əm)

noun

a belief among some early Christians that Christ merely seemed to have a human body: it came to be considered heretical

Etymology: < Gr(Ec) Dokētai, name of the sect < dokein, to seem, believe (see dogma) + -ism

Related Forms:

  • docetic do·ce′·tic (-sēt′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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