Docetism

/doʊˌsiˈdɪzəm/
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Definitions of Docetism
  1. noun
    the heretical doctrine (associated with the Gnostics) that Jesus had no human body and his sufferings and death on the cross were apparent rather than real
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    type of:
    heresy, unorthodoxy
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
    theological doctrine
    the doctrine of a religious group
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