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cataphasis

[kuh-taf-uh-sis]

noun

  1. Rhetoric.the use of affirmative statements to discuss a subject; affirmation through positive statements.

  2. Theology.knowledge, understanding, or description of God through positive statements about qualities and characteristics that God possesses, as "God is good."

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Other Word Forms

  • cataphatic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cataphasis1

1850–60; < Greek 첹á󲹲 < kata- cata- + á appearance; see phasis

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