Aphthartodocetae

noun

A sixth-century non-Chalcedonian sect who believed that Christ's body was always incorruptible and only perished by Christ's conscious willing decision.

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JulianistPhantasiast
OriginAncient Greek Ἀφθαρτοδοκῆται →
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Meanings

nounAphthartodocetae pl (plural only)
  1. historicalpluralplural onlyhuman sciencesA sixth-century non-Chalcedonian sect who believed that Christ's body was always incorruptible and only perished by Christ's conscious willing decision.

    Synonyms: Julianist, Phantasiast

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sixth-century non-Chalcedonian sect who believed that Christ's body was always incorruptible and only perished by Christ's conscious willing decision.

Similar
JulianistPhantasiast

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἈφθαρτοδοκῆται
  2. EnglishAphthartodocetae

From Ancient Greek Ἀφθαρτοδοκῆται (Aphthartodokêtai).

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Aphthartodocetae. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aphthartodocetae

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