Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

docetic

/dəʊˈsɛtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: do-cetic
IPA: /dəʊˈsɛtɪk/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or related to docetism or docetists, believing that Jesus was fully divine and only appeared to be human and to suffer.

Example Sentences

"It is a docetic view of this miracle, which conceives of the body of Christ as permanently exempt from the law of gravity."
"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 Docetae + -ic, from Late Latin Docetae, from Koine Greek Δοκηταί (Dokētaí), from Ancient Greek δοκεῖν (dokeîn, “to seem, to appear”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Docetae, Δοκηταί, δοκέω
Suffix: Docetae

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dəʊˈsɛtɪk/

Derived Forms

docetically

Frequently Paired Words

gnostic monophysitic

Synonyms

docetist docetistic

Rhymes With

genetic magnetic non-magnetic athletic pathetic aesthetic sympathetic energetic poetic diabetic kinetic anesthetic

Questions

How do you pronounce docetic?: The recorded pronunciation is /dəʊˈsɛtɪk/.
What does docetic mean?: Of or related to docetism or docetists, believing that Jesus was fully divine and only appeared to be human and to suffer.
Where does docetic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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