cataphatic

English

Alternative forms

• kataphatic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καταφατικός (kataphatikós, “affirmative”).

Adjective

cataphatic (not comparable)

1. (theology) Pertaining to the expression of God in terms of what God is, rather than in terms of what God is not (apophatic).
2. (by extension) That which actively defines a thing by describing what it is characteristic thereof.

Antonyms

• apophatic

Derived terms

• cataphatically

Related terms

• cataphatism

Translations

pertaining to the expression of God in terms of what God is

• French: cataphatique (fr)
• German: kataphatisch
• Polish: katafatyczny (pl)