apophasis

/uh-pof-uh-sis/US // əˈpɒf ə sɪs //UK // (əˈpɒfəsɪs) //

凋谢,凋谢症,凋零,凋亡

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : Rhetoric. denial of one's intention to speak of a subject that is at the same time named or insinuated, as “I shall not mention Caesar's avarice, nor his cunning, nor his morality.”
- : Theology. knowledge, understanding, or description of God through negative statements about qualities and characteristics that God does not possess, as "God is not confined by space or time."See also negative theology.