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Docetae — Docetae † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Docetae (Greek Doketai.) A heretical sect dating back to Apostolic times. Their name is derived from dokesis, appearance or semblance , because they taught that Christ only appeared or seemed to… … Catholic encyclopedia
Docetae — Do*ce t[ae], n. pl. [NL., fr. ? to appear.] (Eccl. Hist.) Ancient heretics who held that Christ s body was merely a phantom or appearance. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Docetae — /doh see tee/, n.pl. early Christian adherents of Docetism. [1810 20; < LGk doketaí, pl. of DOKETÉS one who professes the heresy of appearance, equiv. to Gk doke (var. s. of dokeîn to seem, appear; cf. DOGMA) + tes agent n. suffix] * * * … Universalium
docetae — dōˈsēˌtē noun plural Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Greek Dokētai, from dokein to seem good, seem, think more at decent : an early Christian sect that adhered to the doctrine of Docetism * * * /doh see tee/, n.pl. early Christian adherents … Useful english dictionary
Gnosticism — • History of Gnosticism from its pre Christian roots through its developed doctrines concerning cosmogony, the Sophia myth, soteriology, and eschatology. Includes information on rites, schools, and literature Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight.… … Catholic encyclopedia
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Docetism — In Christianity, docetism (from the Greek δοκέω dokeō, to seem ) is the belief that Jesus physical body was an illusion, as was his crucifixion; that is, Jesus only seemed to have a physical body and to physically die, but in reality he was… … Wikipedia
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