Meanings
- not comparableChristianitySynonym of docetic, of or related to docetism or docetists.
The Apocryphal Acts of John expresses the Gnostic and docetist heresy of distinguishing the Cosmic Christ from Jesus the Christ.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 253Synonyms: docetic, of or related to docetism or docetists
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who believes in docetism.
adjectiveSynonym of docetic, of or related to docetism or docetists.
Origin
- Ancient Greekδοκεῖν“to seem, to appear”
- Koine GreekΔοκηταί
- Late LatinDocetae
- Englishdocetist
From Docetae + -ist, from Late Latin Docetae, from Koine Greek Δοκηταί (Dokētaí), from Ancient Greek δοκεῖν (dokeîn, “to seem, to appear”).
More words from Late Latin, Koine Greek, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
docetist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docetist
“docetist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docetist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “docetist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docetist.
Source: docetist on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.