aphthartodocetist
/ˌæfθɑːrtəˈdɒsɪtɪst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A follower or proponent of Aphthartodocetism, the Christological doctrine that taught Christ's body was naturally incorruptible and not subject to physical suffering, associated with Julian of Halicarnassus
Example Sentences
- "The question of the Aphthartodocetists or Phantasiastae and their central tenet of the incorruptibility of Christ's flesh would be broached in 726 at the Synod of Manazkert, which was also of importance for renewing relations with the West Syrian Church under Patriarch Athanasius III."
- "The Aphthartodocetists of the sixth century constitute the standard exception here, though even they did not deny the reality of Christ’s sufferings; for while they denied that Christ’s human nature had any natural susceptibility to suffering, they also maintained that he willingly subjected himself to it."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀφθαρτοδοκήτης (aphthartodokḗtēs), derived from Ancient Greek ἀφθαρτος (aphthartos, “incorruptible”) + Ancient Greek δοκέω (dokéō, “I seem, I appear”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ἀφθαρτοδοκήτης, ἀφθαρτος, δοκέω