HyperDic: apophatic

English > 1 sense of the word apophatic:
ADJECTIVEpertapophaticof 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')
English > apophatic: 1 sense > adjective 1, pert
MeaningOf 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').
Nounsapophasismentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned
apophatismthe religious belief that God cannot be known but is completely 'other' and must be described in negative terms (in terms of what God is not)

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