C2 adjective #32,825 most common

apophatic

UK /apə(ʊ)ˈfatɪk/ | US /apə(ʊ)ˈfatɪk/

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

apophatic in 30 Seconds

  • (adjective) Pertaining to knowledge of God obtained through negation rather than positive assertions.
  • (adjective) (by extension) That which passively defines a thing by describing what it is not characteristic thereof.

Meanings

  1. 1
    adjective Pertaining to knowledge of God obtained through negation rather than positive assertions.
  2. 2
    adjective (by extension) That which passively defines a thing by describing what it is not characteristic thereof.

Antonyms

cataphatic
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