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negative theology
noun
- a theological approach or tradition in which the nature of God is thought to be unknowable and is only understood through negative statements. Compare positive theology.apophasis ( def 2 ).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of negative theology1
First recorded in 1810–15
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Example Sentences
As in Philo so in Maimonides, his negative theology was only a means to a positive.
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The Establishment is the natural home of the true 'Negative Theology.'
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