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APOPHATIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
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')
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
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))
Derivation:
apophasis (mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned)
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