"docetize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: docetizes [present, singular, third-person], docetizing [participle, present], docetized [participle, past], docetized [past], docetise [alternative]
Etymology: From Docetae + -ize, from Late Latin Docetae, from Koine Greek Δοκηταί (Dokētaí), from Ancient Greek δοκεῖν (dokeîn, “to seem, to appear”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Docetae|ize}} Docetae + -ize, {{der|en|LL.|Docetae}} Late Latin Docetae, {{der|en|grc-koi|Δοκηταί}} Koine Greek Δοκηταί (Dokētaí), {{der|en|grc|δοκέω|δοκεῖν|to seem, to appear}} Ancient Greek δοκεῖν (dokeîn, “to seem, to appear”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} docetize (third-person singular simple present docetizes, present participle docetizing, simple past and past participle docetized)
  1. (Christianity, transitive) To explain or interpret docetically. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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