"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
    Sense id: en-cataphatic-en-adj-xdqaICVK Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
  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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kataphatic Derived forms: cataphatically Related terms: cataphatism

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