apophasis
An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentionedAn allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned.
Paralipse, Praeteritio
апофа́зияapofázija
mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned
(countable, uncountable)A process of arriving at knowledge by statements of denial; particularly, developing a concept of God through negative assertions about his nature.
Translations
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Origin
Via Late Latin apophasis from Ancient Greek ἀπόφασις (apóphasis, “denial, negation”) fromVia Late Latin apophasis from Ancient Greek ἀπόφασις (apóphasis, “denial, negation”) from ἀπο- (apo-, “away, from, off”) + φάσις (phásis, “statement, proposition”) from φημί (phēmí, “to speak”) from Proto-Hellenic *pʰā́mā from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂; whence Latin fārī, cognate to fame, fable.
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Forms
plural: apophasesSynonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable