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

Synonyms

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apophatic theologynegation based approachnegative definitionnegative theologyvia negativavia negativa method

Antonyms

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cataphatic theologycataphatismdoctrine of analogypositive theology