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Phthartolatrae
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(φραρτός , destructible, and λατρεύω, to worship), a term of reproach applied to the Severians (q.v.) in the 6th century, who maintained that Christ's body was corruptible of itself, but by reason of the Godhead dwelling in it was never corrupted.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Phthartolatrae'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/phthartolatrae.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.