apophasis
Plural: apophases
Noun
- mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned
- An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned.
- A process of arriving at knowledge by statements of denial; particularly, developing a concept of God through negative assertions about his nature.
Origin / Etymology
Via Late Latin apophasis from Ancient Greek ἀπόφασις (apóphasis, “denial, negation”) from ἀπο- (apo-, “away, from, off”) + φάσις (phásis, “statement, proposition”) from φημί (phēmí, “to speak”) from Proto-Hellenic *pʰā́mā from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂; whence Latin fārī, cognate to fame, fable.
Synonyms
apophatic theology, paralipsis, parasiopesis, praeteritio, preterition, via negativa
Antonyms
cataphasis, via affirmativa
Scrabble Score: 16
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