cataphatic

cat a phat ic |ˌkatəˈfatik ˌkætəˈfætɪk | ▶adjective Theology (of knowledge of God ) obtained through affirmation. The opposite of apophatic. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek kataphatikos ‘affirmative, ’ from kataphasis ‘affirmation, ’ from kata- (as an intensifier ) + phanai ‘speak. ’

cataphatic

cataphatic |ˌkatəˈfatɪk | ▶adjective Theology (of knowledge of God ) obtained through defining God with positive statements. The opposite of apophatic. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek kataphatikos ‘affirmative ’, from kataphasis ‘affirmation ’, from kata- (as an intensifier ) + phanai ‘speak ’.