"cataphatic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek καταφατικός (kataphatikós, “affirmative”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|καταφατικός||affirmative}} Ancient Greek καταφατικός (kataphatikós, “affirmative”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cataphatic (not comparable)
  1. (theology) Pertaining to the expression of God in terms of what God is, rather than in terms of what God is not (apophatic). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Theology, Philosophy Translations (pertaining to the expression of God in terms of what God is): cataphatique (French), kataphatisch (German), katafatyczny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-cataphatic-en-adj-xdqaICVK Disambiguation of Philosophy: 89 11 Categories (other): Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 49 51 Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology Disambiguation of 'pertaining to the expression of God in terms of what God is': 99 1
  2. (by extension) That which actively defines a thing by describing what it is characteristic thereof. Tags: broadly, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-cataphatic-en-adj-Kwfrc6ld Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kataphatic Derived forms: cataphatically Related terms: cataphatism

Alternative forms

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