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Apophasis
Meaning
Noun
●
In Rhetoric:
An
allusion
to something by
denying
that it will be mentioned.
●
In Christianity, Philosophy & Theology:
A process of
arriving at
knowledge by
statements
of
denial
;
particularly
,
developing
a
concept
of God through
negative
assertions
about his nature.
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Origin
apophasis
English
ἀπόφασις
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Etym
Synonyms
Paralipsis
Praeteritio
Preterition
Via Negativa
Antonyms
Cataphasis
Via Affirmativa
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