Cataphatic
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to the expression of God in terms of what God is, rather than in terms of what God is not (apophatic). not-comparable
- 2 That which actively defines a thing by describing what is characteristic of it. broadly, not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to the religious belief that God can be known to humans positively or affirmatively wordnet
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From Ancient Greek καταφατικός (kataphatikós, “affirmative”).