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cataphasis

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[kuh-taf-uh-sis] / kəˈtæf ə sɪs /

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."

Other Word Forms

  • cataphatic adjective

Etymology

Origin of cataphasis

1850–60; < Greek katáphasis < kata- cata- + phásis appearance; see phasis

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