Actistetes

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UK/ˈaktɪstˌiːts/

noun

a Julianist sect which stood in opposition to the Ctistolatræ an believed that Jesus shouldn't be spoken of as a created being, which was a form of Docetism and anti-Nicenean.

OriginAncient Greek ἄκτιστος →
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Meanings

nounActistetes (plural Actistetes)
  1. historicalChristianitya Julianist sect which stood in opposition to the Ctistolatræ an believed that Jesus shouldn't be spoken of as a created being, which was a form of Docetism and anti-Nicenean.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἄκτιστος“uncreated”
  2. EnglishActistetes

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄκτιστος (áktistos, “uncreated”)

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