To interpret or explain something, especially Christian doctrine, according to Docetic principles, or to treat something as merely apparent rather than genuinely real.
From 'Docetism' plus the verbalizing suffix '-ize,' creating a verb meaning to cause something to become or to interpret according to Docetic principles.
When scholars use 'docetize,' they're describing how certain theological interpretations can distance us from material reality—it's a verb that shows how language embodies philosophical history!
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