Docetic

//dəʊˈsɛtɪk// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to docetism. not-comparable

    "In these letters Ignatius spoke much of his concern at what are recognizable as forms of gnostic belief, including docetic views of Christ's Passion."

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"In these letters Ignatius spoke much of his concern at what are recognizable as forms of gnostic belief, including docetic views of Christ's Passion."

Etymology

From Latin Docetae, Docetæ + -ic – see docetism.

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