cataphatic
/ˌkætəˈfætɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or using positive statements about God or spiritual things, describing what something is rather than what it is not.
- Cataphatic theology affirms that we can say true things about God through analogy.
- In her sermon, she used cataphatic language to talk about divine mercy.
- The theologian's cataphatic approach described God as all-knowing and all-loving.
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