What is "psilanthropism"

Psilanthropism \Psi*lan"thro*pism\, n. Psilanthropy.

"the teaching that Jesus was entirely human," 1817 (Coleridge; "Biographia Literaria"), from Greek psilanthropos "merely human," from psilos "naked, bare, mere" (see psilo-) + anthropos "man" (see anthropo-). Related: Psilanthropy; psilanthropic; psilanthropist.

n. psilanthropy

Psilanthropism is an approach to Christology which understands Jesus to be human, the literal son of human parents. The term derives from the combination of the Greek ψιλός (psilós), "plain," "mere" or "bare," and ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos) "human." Psilanthropists generally deny both the virgin birth of Jesus, and his divinity.

Historical figures such as Nestorius were not psilanthropists because they still maintained a divine component in their Christology. Samuel Taylor Coleridge was, however, an example of a psilanthropist. However, later in life Coleridge decisively rejected psilanthropism.