apophatic

Adjective

of or relating to the belief that God can be known to humans only in terms of what He is not (such as `God is unknowable')

Adj

Pertaining to knowledge of God obtained through negation rather than positive assertions.
That passively defines a thing by describing what it is not characteristic of.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀποφατικός (apophatikós, “negative”).

Antonyms

cataphatic

Scrabble Score: 18

apophatic: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
apophatic: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
apophatic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

apophatic: valid Words With Friends Word