APOPHATIC


Meaning of APOPHATIC in English

[ ˌapə'fatɪk ]

■ adjective Theology (of knowledge of God) obtained through negating concepts that might be applied to him. The opposite of cataphatic .

Origin

C19: from Gk apophatikos 'negative', from apophasis 'denial'.

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