Aphthartodocetism

/ˌæfθɑːrtəˈdɒsɪˌtɪzəm/

noun

The doctrines of the Aphthartodocetae. A Christological doctrine that taught that Christ's body was naturally incorruptible and not subject to physical suffering, associated with the 6th-century Monophysite theologian Julian of Halicarnassus.

OriginAncient Greek ἀφθαρτοδοκητισμός →
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nounAphthartodocetism (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableChristianityThe doctrines of the Aphthartodocetae. A Christological doctrine that taught that Christ's body was naturally incorruptible and not subject to physical suffering, associated with the 6th-century Monophysite theologian Julian of Halicarnassus.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδοκέω“I seem, I appear”
  2. Ancient Greekἀφθαρτος“incorruptible”
  3. Ancient Greekἀφθαρτοδοκητισμός
  4. EnglishAphthartodocetism

From Ancient Greek ἀφθαρτοδοκητισμός (aphthartodokētismós), derived from Ancient Greek ἀφθαρτος (aphthartos, “incorruptible”) + Ancient Greek δοκέω (dokéō, “I seem, I appear”).

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