Apophatic

adjective

/apə(ʊ)ˈfatɪk/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

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

2.adjective(by extension) That which passively defines a thing by describing what it is not characteristic thereof.

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