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Docetic is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Docetic meaning

Of or related to docetism or docetists, believing that Jesus was fully divine and only appeared to be human and to suffer.

Using Docetic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or related to docetism or docetists, believing that Jesus was fully divine and only appeared to be human and to suffer.
  • In the example corpus, docetic often appears in combinations such as: and docetic.

Context around Docetic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

term 1×

Often after:

teaching 1× change 1× heretic 1×

Sentence patterns with Docetic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

apparent or docetic change which 1× gnostic and docetic teaching which 1× manichaean and docetic heretic 1× the term docetic should be 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

brown 100 101 1× definitions docetism is 1× some jewish rabbis 1×

Common sentence endings:

and docetic heretic 1× is rather nebulous 1× the first century 1× was not real 1×

Words around Docetic

Just before it in the word index:

docetaxel 2 docents 15 docent 14 docebo 2 doce 5 docbook 21

Just after it in the word index:

docetism 9 docg 6 docgo 10 doch 2 dochas 2 docherty 57

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Docetic

  • In this selection, "docetic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, term, teaching, change and heretic stand out and add context to how "docetic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include apparent or docetic change which and gnostic and docetic teaching which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "docetic" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with docetic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Some Jewish rabbis asserted there was an exchange of souls between the man and ox, while others argued for an apparent or docetic change which was not real. (28 words)

Without going into a critical examination of its dogmatic decrees, in his letters to the emperor and others he demanded the deposition of Eutyches as a Manichaean and Docetic heretic. (30 words)

Definitions Docetism is broadly defined as any teaching that claims that Jesus' body was either absent or illusory. citation The term ‘docetic’ should be used with caution, since its use is rather nebulous. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

Brown, 100–101 This dating makes sense given their allusions and opposition to Gnostic and docetic teaching, which denied the full humanity of Jesus, and which was gaining ascendancy at the end of the first century. (36 words)

Definitions Docetism is broadly defined as any teaching that claims that Jesus' body was either absent or illusory. citation The term ‘docetic’ should be used with caution, since its use is rather nebulous. (33 words)

Without going into a critical examination of its dogmatic decrees, in his letters to the emperor and others he demanded the deposition of Eutyches as a Manichaean and Docetic heretic. (30 words)

Example sentences (4)

Brown, 100–101 This dating makes sense given their allusions and opposition to Gnostic and docetic teaching, which denied the full humanity of Jesus, and which was gaining ascendancy at the end of the first century.

Definitions Docetism is broadly defined as any teaching that claims that Jesus' body was either absent or illusory. citation The term ‘docetic’ should be used with caution, since its use is rather nebulous.

Some Jewish rabbis asserted there was an exchange of souls between the man and ox, while others argued for an apparent or docetic change which was not real.

Without going into a critical examination of its dogmatic decrees, in his letters to the emperor and others he demanded the deposition of Eutyches as a Manichaean and Docetic heretic.

Common combinations with docetic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "docetic" in a sentence?
An example: "Brown, 100–101 This dating makes sense given their allusions and opposition to Gnostic and docetic teaching, which denied the full humanity of Jesus, and which was gaining ascendancy at the end of the first century." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "docetic" from authentic English texts.
What does "docetic" mean?
Docetic means: Of or related to docetism or docetists, believing that Jesus was fully divine and only appeared to be human and to suffer.
How many example sentences with "docetic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "docetic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.