APOPHASIS

apophasis

(noun) mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

apophasis (plural apophases)

(rhetoric) An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned.

Synonyms: paralipsis, parasiopesis, praeteritio, preterition

Hyponyms: proslepsis, assumptio

Hypernym: irony

Coordinate terms: antiphrasis, concessio, epitrope, mycterism, sarcasm

(Christianity, philosophy, theology) A process of arriving at knowledge by statements of denial; particularly, developing a concept of God through negative assertions about his nature.

Synonyms: apophatic theology, via negativa

Antonyms: cataphasis, via affirmativa

Source: Wiktionary

A*poph"a*sis, n. Etym: [Gr. (Rhet.)

Definition: A figure by which a speaker formally declines to take notice of a favorable point, but in such a manner as to produce the effect desired. [For example, see Mark Antony's oration. Shak., Julius Cæsar, iii. 2.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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