Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

docetae

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: do-c-etae
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various groups of Christians, Gnostics, etc. said to believe that Jesus was fully divine and that his humanity and sufferings were illusory.

Derogatory

Etymology

From Late Latin Docetae, from Koine Greek Δοκηταί (Dokētaí), from Ancient Greek δοκέω (dokéō, “to seem, to appear”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Docetae, Δοκηταί, δοκέω

Usage

Derogatory

Derived Forms

docetic docetism docetist docetize

Synonyms

docetes docetists

Questions

What does docetae mean?: Any of various groups of Christians, Gnostics, etc. said to believe that Jesus was fully divine and that his humanity and sufferings were illusory.
Where does docetae come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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