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cataphasis

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[kuh-taf-uh-sis] / kəˈtæf ə sɪs /

noun

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