a technical term for the negative way of theology, which refuses to identify God with any human concept or knowledge, for God transcends all that can be known of him. Yet the term points to the possibility of union with God and the experience of his presence.
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Originated from/Coined by
Dionysius the Areopagite
Further Reading/ References
https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/negativahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophatic_theology
