docetism
/doʊˈsiːtɪz(ə)m/noun
docetism is spelled D-O-C-E-T-I-S-M: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, docetism means “The belief that Jesus was fully divine and only appeared or pretended to be human and to suffer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of docetism is docetisms.
How many letters and syllables are in docetism?
| Letters | 8: D-O-C-E-T-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is docetism?
Docetism appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce docetism?
- US /doʊˈsiːtɪz(ə)m/
- US /ˈdoʊsɪˌtɪz(ə)m/
- UK /dəʊˈsiːtɪz(ə)m/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with docetism?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as docetism (/itɪzm/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: domestic.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of docetism
- docetisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does docetism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The belief that Jesus was fully divine and only appeared or pretended to be human and to suffer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does docetism come from?
From Docetae + -ism, from Late Latin Docetae, from Koine Greek Δοκηταί (Dokētaí) coined 197–203 CE by Serapion of Antioch, from Ancient Greek δοκεῖν (dokeîn, “to seem, to appear”). Related to latter component of synecdoche.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).