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cataphatic.

Pertaining to the expression of God in terms of what God is, rather than in terms of what God is not (apophatic).

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Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Pertaining to the expression of God in terms of what God is, rather than in terms of what God is not (apophatic).

    not-comparable
  2. That which actively defines a thing by describing what is characteristic of it.

    broadly · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek καταφατικός (kataphatikós, “affirmative”).

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