cataphasis

[ kuh-taf-uh-sis ]

noun

1. Rhetoric. the use of affirmative statements to discuss a subject; affirmation through positive statements.
2. Theology. knowledge, understanding, or description of God through positive statements about qualities and characteristics that God possesses, as "God is good." positive theology none.

Other Words From

• cat·a·phat·ic [kat-, uh, -, fat, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cataphasis¹

1850–60; < Greek katáphasis < kata- cata- none + phásis appearance; see phasis none