noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A theory of approaching knowledge of God through negative rather than positive assertions. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   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) wordnet

Antonyms

All antonyms

cataphatismdoctrine of analogy

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