Relating to or characteristic of Docetism, the belief that Christ's physical body was not real but only appeared to be.
From Greek 'dokein' (to seem, appear) plus the Latin adjectival suffix '-ic.' This term describes theological positions derived from the Docetic understanding of Christ's nature.
The Docetic controversy reveals how much early Christian theology was shaped by Greek philosophy—Docetists were influenced by the Greek idea that spirit is real and matter is illusion!
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