- Docetae
- 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]
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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 — do·ce·tae … English syllables
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
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