apophatic
apophatic · more apophatic · most apophatic
apophatisch
Pertaining to knowledge of God obtained through negation rather than positive assertionsPertaining to knowledge of God obtained through negation rather than positive assertions.
/apə(ʊ)ˈfatɪk/
Meaning
2 sensesPertaining to knowledge of God obtained through negation rather than positive assertions.
apophatisch
(broadly)That passively defines a thing by describing what is not characteristic of it.
More definitions
- 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’)
Translations
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By meaning 1
pertaining to knowledge of God obtained through negation rather than positive assertions:
Origin
From Ancient Greek ἀποφατικός (apophatikós, “negative”).From Ancient Greek ἀποφατικός (apophatikós, “negative”).
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Forms
more apophatic, most apophatic| Comparative | more apophatic Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most apophatic Lesson |
regular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsDerivedapophatically
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.