apophatic

English Thesaurus

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') (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	apophatism,
definition	:	the religious belief that God cannot be known but is completely `other' and must be described in negative terms (in terms of what God is not) (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	apophasis,
definition	:	mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned (noun.communication)

pertainym	:	apophatism,
definition	:	the religious belief that God cannot be known but is completely `other' and must be described in negative terms (in terms of what God is not) (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	apophasis,
definition	:	mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned (noun.communication)