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apophatic

apop·ha·tic

UK/apə(ʊ)ˈfatɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to the belief that God can be known to humans only in terms of what He is not (such as `God is unknowable'')

Origin

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

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