Aphthartodocetism

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀφθαρτοδοκητισμός (aphthartodokētismós), derived from Ancient Greek ἀφθαρτος (aphthartos, incorruptible) + Ancient Greek δοκέω (dokéō, I seem, I appear).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˌæfθɑːrtəˈdɒsɪˌtɪzəm/

Noun

Aphthartodocetism (uncountable)

  1. (Christianity, theology, historical, philosophy) The doctrines of the Aphthartodocetae. A Christological doctrine that taught that Christ's body was naturally incorruptible and not subject to physical suffering, associated with the 6th-century Monophysite theologian Julian of Halicarnassus.

Synonyms

Julianism

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See also

References

  • 1991, Timothy E. Gregory, “Aphthartodocetism”, in The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium: