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Definition of apophaticism in English:

apophaticism

Pronunciation /-ˌsizəm/

noun

Theology

See apophatic

‘Christological particularism and theological apophaticism are therefore linked, because Christ grounds Christian understanding of God's unknowability.’
  • ‘At the same time, however, analysis of Maximus's position is rendered somewhat more complex by the fact that his apophaticism is deeply intertwined with Christology.’
  • ‘What are we to do with these striking passages, which suggest an agnosticism, even an apophaticism, about the self?’