docetism
noun as in strong fondness
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Example:Docetism, as a form of gnosticism, separates the spiritual from the physical aspects of Jesus.
Definition:an essentially Syrian-Hellenistic religious system that flourished in the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D., giving rise to various heretical and non-canonical Christian sects; it recognizes the existence of two independent principal things: the unknowable divine and the material world, which is created by a demiurge.
Example:The early followers of docetism faced segregation and misunderstanding due to their separatist beliefs about Jesus.
Definition:the belief or practice of separating from others, especially a religious group from a greater whole, or from society in general.
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