apophaticadj.

/apəʊˈfatɪk/

Etymology: < Greek ἀποϕατικός negative (see G. W. H. Lampe Patristic Greek Lexicon s.v.).

Theology.

Applied to knowledge of God obtained by way of negation.

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apophatic1861

negative1956

1861 D. W. Simon tr. I. A. Dorner Hist. Devel. Doctr. Person Christ 2nd Division I. 427 The distinction drawn between the communicable and the incommunicable in God (in which, probably, we may trace the influence of the cataphatic and apophatic theology).

1938 G. Reavey tr. N. A. Berdyaev Solitude & Society i. ii. 33 Apophatic knowledge..knowledge in the process of discarding all notions and determinations.

1956 V. White God the Unknown i. ii. 19 The Greeks called it apophatic theology—‘denying’ theology. St. Thomas calls it the via remotionis or the via negativa: the negative way of removing from our statements about God all that he is not.

1961 H. Armstrong in I. T. Ramsey Prosp. Metaphys. vi. 104 Negative or apophatic theology..certainly does not lead to complete ignorance.

Derivatives

apoˈphaticism n. an apophatic approach to knowledge of God.

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remotion1587

via negativa1856

apophaticism1957

1957 tr. V. Lossky's Myst. Theol. ii. 38 Apophaticism..is, above all, an attitude of mind which refuses to form concepts about God.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	apophatic
释义	apophaticadj. /apəʊˈfatɪk/ Etymology: < Greek ἀποϕατικός negative (see G. W. H. Lampe Patristic Greek Lexicon s.v.). Theology. Applied to knowledge of God obtained by way of negation. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > theology > branches of theology > [adjective] > apophaticism apophatic1861 negative1956 1861 D. W. Simon tr. I. A. Dorner Hist. Devel. Doctr. Person Christ 2nd Division I. 427 The distinction drawn between the communicable and the incommunicable in God (in which, probably, we may trace the influence of the cataphatic and apophatic theology). 1938 G. Reavey tr. N. A. Berdyaev Solitude & Society i. ii. 33 Apophatic knowledge..knowledge in the process of discarding all notions and determinations. 1956 V. White God the Unknown i. ii. 19 The Greeks called it apophatic theology—‘denying’ theology. St. Thomas calls it the via remotionis or the via negativa: the negative way of removing from our statements about God all that he is not. 1961 H. Armstrong in I. T. Ramsey Prosp. Metaphys. vi. 104 Negative or apophatic theology..certainly does not lead to complete ignorance. Derivatives apoˈphaticism n. an apophatic approach to knowledge of God. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > theology > branches of theology > [noun] > apophaticism remotion1587 via negativa1856 apophaticism1957 1957 tr. V. Lossky's Myst. Theol. ii. 38 Apophaticism..is, above all, an attitude of mind which refuses to form concepts about God. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.1861
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