APOPHATIC

apophatic

(adjective) of or relating to the belief that God can be known to humans only in terms of what He is not (such as ‘God is unknowable’)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

apophatic (comparative more apophatic, superlative most apophatic)

(theology) Pertaining to knowledge of God obtained through negation rather than positive assertions.

Antonyms

• cataphatic

Source: Wiktionary



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