a. [ L. docens, -entis, p. pr. of docere to teach. ] Serving to instruct; teaching. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. &unr_; to appear. ] (Eccl. Hist.) Ancient heretics who held that Christ's body was merely a phantom or appearance. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to, held by, or like, the Docetæ. “Docetic Gnosticism.” Plumptre. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of the Docetæ. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Pros.) Pertaining to, or containing, the dochmius. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Pros.) A foot of five syllables (usually &unr_; -- -&unr_; -).
a. [ L. docibilis, fr. docere to teach. ] Easily taught or managed; teachable. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
To persons of docibility, the real character may be easily taught in a few days. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
The docibleness of dogs in general. Walton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. docilis, fr. docere to teach; cf. Gr. &unr_;, and L. discere to learn, Gr. &unr_; learned, &unr_; knowing: cf. F. docile. Cf. Doctor, Didactic, Disciple. ]
The elephant is at once docible and docile. C. J. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. docilitas, fr. docilis: cf. F. docilité. ]
The humble docility of little children is, in the New Testament, represented as a necessary preparative to the reception of the Christian faith. Beattie. [ 1913 Webster ]