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Meaning of docetism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/dəʊˈsiːtɪz(ə)m/

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Examples

“His Passion and Resurrection in history were therefore not fleshly events, even if they seemed so; they were heavenly play-acting (the doctrine known as Docetism, from the Greek verb dokein, ‘to seem’).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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