Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- According to the doctrines of the Docetæ (which see).
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Examples
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When we claim that Jesus is the Son of God, however orthodox we may understand that language to be and it is! we must never forget that it is heard docetically.
Da Vinci Code: the real challenge to the church Sam Norton 2006
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It must stop using language that is interpreted docetically.
Da Vinci Code: the real challenge to the church Sam Norton 2006
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Gnostics managed to interpret this teaching of Christ docetically.
The Beginnings of Christianity. Vol. II. 1872-1939 1904
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He adopted the consequences, inasmuch as he taught docetically about Christ, and only assumed a deliverance of the human soul.] [Footnote 380: See especially the third book of Tertull., adv.
History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) Adolph Harnack 1890
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