apophatism

• Concepção teológica segundo a qual Deus é totalmente transcendente e não pode ser conhecido de modo positivo, podendo ser descrito apenas por aquilo que não é (teologia negativa).

A theological concept or belief that God is entirely transcendent and cannot be positively known, and therefore can only be described by stating what God is not (negative theology).

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1. Negative theologyC2formal

   A theological approach that describes the divine by stating what it is not, rather than what it is, emphasizing the ineffable and transcendent nature of God.

   Apopatismo

   • Apophatism is central to the mystical traditions of Eastern Christianity.
   • The philosopher explored apophatism as a way to discuss the unknowable.
   • In apophatism, one might say God is not limited, not finite, not comprehensible.

   Antônimoscataphatism