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Cataphatism (Noun)

Meaning

The religious belief that God has given enough clues to be known to humans positively and affirmatively (e.g., God created Adam `in his own image').

Classification

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

Examples

  • The priest believed in cataphatism, emphasizing the importance of reason in understanding God's intentions.
  • Some theologians view the story of Adam as a prime example of cataphatism, where God's creative actions reveal His nature.
  • In his sermons, the pastor emphasized cataphatism, encouraging his congregation to seek knowledge of God through observation of the natural world.
  • Cataphatism is often contrasted with apophatism, the view that God can only be known through negation and subtraction of human conceptions.
  • The philosophical concept of cataphatism underlies the traditional Christian doctrine that humanity was created in the image of God, or imago dei.

Antonyms

  • Apophatism
  • Doctrine Of Analogy

Hypernyms

  • Religious Belief
  • Faith
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