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apophatic

/ˌæp.əˈfæt.ɪk/

Übersetzung: Die Art und Weise betreffend, Gott oder die höchste Wirklichkeit durch Verneinung zu beschreiben, also dadurch, was er nicht ist, statt dadurch, was er ist.

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adjective

C2formalcommon/ˌæp.əˈfæt.ɪk/

Relating to a way of describing God or ultimate reality by stating what it is not, rather than what it is.

  • 🇩🇪Die Art und Weise betreffend, Gott oder die höchste Wirklichkeit durch Verneinung zu beschreiben, also dadurch, was er nicht ist, statt dadurch, was er ist.
  1. Negative theology C2 formal

    Relating to a theological approach that describes God by stating what God is not, rather than what God is.

    • Apophatic theology emphasizes the ineffability of the divine.
    • The mystic used apophatic language to describe the unknowable nature of God.
    • In apophatic thought, one might say 'God is not limited' rather than 'God is infinite'.

    🇩🇪Apophatische Theologie

    Synonyme: negative

    Antonyme: affirmativecataphaticpositive

  • more apophatic comparative form
  • most apophatic superlative form