apophatic

a. [宗] 用否定方法所得的

发音

UK /apə(ʊ)ˈfatɪk/

词形变化

more apophatic 比较级 most apophatic 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Pertaining to knowledge of God obtained through negation rather than positive assertions.

    宗教
  2. 2.

    That passively defines a thing by describing what is not characteristic of it.

    引申义

词源

From Ancient Greek ἀποφατικός (apophatikós, “negative”).

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