apophatic

1. 1.

   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')

Questions about apophatic

What does apophatic mean?

apophatic means "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')".

How many syllables are in apophatic?

apophatic has 4 syllables: a-po-pha-tic. The stress falls on "pha".

Is apophatic a common word?

apophatic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.