| ADJECTIVE | pert | apophatic | 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') |
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| Meaning | 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'). | |
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| Nouns | apophasis | mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned |
| apophatism | the 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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