Adjective
of or relating to the belief that God can be known to humans only in terms of what He is not (such as `God is unknowable')
Source: WordNetAn apophatic approach to discussing the Divine is found throughout gnosticism, Vedanta, and Platonic and Aristotelian theology as well. Source: Internet
They marked a shift from a largely apophatic (negative) philosophical trend within Buddhism to a decidedly more cataphatic (positive) modus. Source: Internet