apophatism

English

Noun

apophatism (countable and uncountable, plural apophatisms)

1. (theology) A theory of approaching knowledge of God through negative rather than positive assertions.

Related terms

• apophatic

Translations

a theory of approaching knowledge of God through negative assertions

• Greek: αποφατισμός (el) m (apofatismós)
• Portuguese: apófase f, apofatismo m