apophatism (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 09
def 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)
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Hypernym religion, faith, religious belief
Antonym apophatism → cataphatism; apophatism → doctrine of analogy
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Pertainym (pertains to noun) apophatic → apophatism
Antonym cataphatism → apophatism; doctrine of analogy → apophatism
Hyponym religion, faith, religious belief

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