单词 | cataphasis |
释义 | cataphasis[ kuh-taf-uh-sis ] / kəˈtæf ə sɪs / nounRhetoric. the use of affirmative statements to discuss a subject; affirmation through positive statements. Theology. knowledge, understanding, or description of God through positive statements about qualities and characteristics that God possesses, as "God is good." See also positive theology. Compare apophasis. Origin of cataphasis1850–60; <Greek katáphasis<kata-cata- + phásis appearance; see phasis OTHER WORDS FROM cataphasiscat·a·phat·ic [kat-uh-fat-ik], /ˌkæt əˈfæt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby cataphasiscat and mouse, Catania, Cataño, Catanzaro, cataphasia, cataphasis, cataphora, cataphoresis, cataphract, cataphracted, cataphylaxis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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