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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD APOPHASIS

Via Latin from Greek: denial, from apo- + phanai to say.
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PRONUNCIATION OF APOPHASIS

apophasis  [əˈpɒfəsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APOPHASIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Apophasis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES APOPHASIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Apophasis

Apophasis, paralipsis or occupatio, also spelled paraleipsis or paralepsis, and known also as praeteritio, preterition, cataphasis, antiphrasis, or parasiopesis, is a rhetorical device wherein the speaker or writer brings up a subject by either denying it, or denying that it should be brought up. As such, it can be seen as a rhetorical relative of irony. Paralipsis is usually employed to make a subversive ad hominem attack, which makes it a frequently used tactic in political speeches to make an attack on one's opponent. Using paralipsis in this way is often considered to be bad form. The device is typically used to distance the speaker from unfair claims, while still bringing them up. For instance, a politician might say, "I don't even want to talk about the allegations that my opponent is a drunk." It can also be used in denying such claims entirely, for example by saying "I'm sure that my opponent is not lying; however, his grasp of the facts seems to be shaky."...

Definition of apophasis in the English dictionary

The definition of apophasis in the dictionary is the device of mentioning a subject by stating that it will not be mentioned.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APOPHASIS


amebiasis
əmiːˈbaɪəsɪs
anamorphosis
ˌænəˈmɔːfəsɪs
anthropomorphosis
ˌænθrəpəˈmɔːfəsɪs
candidiasis
ˌkændɪˈdaɪəsɪs
diocese
ˈdaɪəsɪs
elephantiasis
ˌɛlɪfənˈtaɪəsɪs
emphasis
ˈɛmfəsɪs
giardiasis
ˌdʒaɪɑːˈdaɪəsɪs
metamorphosis
ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs
metastasis
mɪˈtæstəsɪs
metathesis
mɪˈtæθəsɪs
misemphasis
ˌmɪsˈɛmfəsɪs
overemphasis
ˌəʊvərˈɛmfəsɪs
paedomorphosis
ˌpiːdəˈmɔːfəsɪs
psoriasis
səˈraɪəsɪs
reemphasis
riːˈɛmfəsɪs
transgenesis
trænzˈdʒɛnəsɪs
trypanosomiasis
ˌtrɪpənəsəˈmaɪəsɪs
underemphasis
ˌʌndərˈemfəsɪs
urolithiasis
ˌjʊərəʊlɪˈθaɪəsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APOPHASIS

apopemptic
apophatic
apophlegmatic
apophony
apophthegm
apophthegmatic
apophthegmatist
apophthegmatize
apophyge
apophyllite
apophysate
apophyseal
apophyses
apophysial
apophysis
apoplast
apoplectic
apoplectical
apoplectically
apoplex

WORDS THAT END LIKE APOPHASIS

amoebiasis
anastasis
ascariasis
basis
epistasis
filariasis
haemostasis
helminthiasis
hemostasis
homeostasis
hypochondriasis
hypostasis
leishmaniasis
mydriasis
oasis
onchocerciasis
schistosomiasis
stasis
strongyloidiasis
trial basis

Synonyms and antonyms of apophasis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «apophasis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APOPHASIS

Find out the translation of apophasis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of apophasis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «apophasis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

apophasis
1,325 millions of speakers

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apophasis
570 millions of speakers

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apophasis
510 millions of speakers

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apophasis
380 millions of speakers
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apophasis
280 millions of speakers

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apophasis
278 millions of speakers

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apophasis
270 millions of speakers

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apophasis
260 millions of speakers

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apophasis
220 millions of speakers

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Apophasis
190 millions of speakers

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Apophasis
180 millions of speakers

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apophasis
130 millions of speakers

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apophasis
85 millions of speakers

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Apophasis
85 millions of speakers
vi

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apophasis
80 millions of speakers

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apophasis
75 millions of speakers

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अपोफॅसिस
75 millions of speakers

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apophasis
70 millions of speakers

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Apophasis
65 millions of speakers

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apophasis
50 millions of speakers

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apophasis
40 millions of speakers

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apophasis
30 millions of speakers
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apophasis
15 millions of speakers
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apophasis
14 millions of speakers
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apophasis
10 millions of speakers
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apophasis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of apophasis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APOPHASIS»

The term «apophasis» is used very little and occupies the 154.346 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APOPHASIS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about apophasis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APOPHASIS»

Discover the use of apophasis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to apophasis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Denying Divinity : Apophasis in the Patristic Christian and ...
The classical texts of Christianity and Zen Buddhism contain resources with potent appeal to contemporary spirituality.
J. P. Williams, 2000
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Apophasis and Pseudonymity in Dionysius the Areopagite: "No ...
In short, Schäfer fails to distinguish between the denial (1⁄4æíÅóØò) of the self, whereby a creature refuses its assigned nature and place in the hierarchy (which refusal Dionysius repudiates), from the apophasis of the self, whereby a creature  ...
Charles M. Stang, 2012
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"No Longer I": Paul, Dionysius the Areopagite, and the ...
The author argues that the pseudonym, Dionysius the Areopagite, and the influence of Paul together constitute the best interpretative lens for understanding the aims and purposes of the Corpus Dionysiacum (CD) and its pseudonymous author.
Charles M. Stang, 2008
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Mystical Languages of Unsaying
Of course, apophasis is not the only discourse that cannot directly name its subject. Poetry, drama — almost any form of art — risks being trivialized when its meaning is defined and paraphrased discursively. Anyone who has attempted to  ...
Michael A. Sells, 1994
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Rethinking Philosophy of Religion: Approaches from ...
This much, at least, is clear: we continue to speak of apophasis. Studies on the logic and language of apophatic discourse abound,1 and more are on the way. But why this concern, today, with apophaticism? More specifically, why is it that ...
Philip Goodchild, 2002
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Silence and the Word: Negative Theology and Incarnation
Apophasis also has a strong intellectual history dating back to the early Church Fathers. Silence and the Word both studies the history of apophasis and examines its relationship with contemporary secular philosophy.
Oliver Davies, Denys Turner, 2002
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Apophasis
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Apophasis (Late Latin, from Greek from -apophanai, "to say no") refers, in general, to "mention by not mentioning." Apophasis covers a wide variety of figures of speech.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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On the Name
Still more, if this is possible, when one claims to speak about God according to what they call apophasis [lapophase], in other words, according to the voiceless voice [la voix blanche], the way of theology called or so-called negative. This voice ...
Jacques Derrida, Thomas Dutoit, 1995
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Toward a Theology of Eros: Transfiguring Passion at the ...
As such, this form of apophasis, according to Derrida's critique, succumbs to hyperessential- ism, the positing of a being beyond being. If apophasis marks an insatiable desire of God, its desire is correlated to, and resolves itself in, a final ...
Virginia Burrus, 2009
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A Genealogy of Marion's Philosophy of Religion: Apparent ...
For both, apophasis is inherently and inseparably part of a cosmological and, even more specifically, a soteriological belief.1 Apophasis is understood incorrectly when it is thought to be a mere linguistic method of correcting proper speech ...
Tamsin Jones, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APOPHASIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term apophasis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Game 4: How to Win a Championship (Warriors 103, Cavs 82)
A few of the plays I really enjoyed (I won't even mention Dre's dunks, defense, or threes. Dang apophasis! Ooops). – Barnes' put-back dunk in ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jun 15»
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Litotes: the most common rhetorical device you've never heard of
Like its cousin apophasis, litotes is one of the stealth bombers of the rhetorical world – its anonymous ubiquity defies reason and gives it the ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
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From Russia with bonds
and apophasis (we have decided not to trigger the clause, although we could, couldn't we?). But the underlying message is clear. And overall ... «FT Alphaville, Nov 14»
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Glyn Hughes: a life filled with colour
In 1960 he founded the first gallery in Cyprus, the Apophasis Gallery, with Christoforos Savva and then went on to create Synergy, ... «Cyprus Mail, Oct 14»
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Artist Glyn Hughes dies aged 83
In 1960 he founded the first gallery in Cyprus, the Apophasis Gallery, with Christoforos Savva and then went on to create Synergy, ... «Cyprus Mail, Oct 14»
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The Myth of the Apophatic Areopagite
Moreover, and this is crucial, Dionysius never lets apophasis trump the hierarchy of angels and the sacramental rituals that make possible our ... «First Things, Oct 14»
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Paradiso, Canto XXII
... gaining knowledge of what God is not(apophasis), rather than by describing what God is. The apophatic tradition is often, though not always, ... «The American Conservative, Aug 14»
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the art of sneaky rhetoric
Sometimes, thanks to a long-ago scribal error, it is called occupatio; but legitimate synonyms include paralipsis and praeteritio. And apophasis. «Financial Times, May 14»
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The Other Side of Title IX
Maybe Congress could pass a law against apophasis, not that we'd want to give them any ideas. Other Than That, the Story Was Accurate «Wall Street Journal, Apr 14»
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What Does Heidegger's Anti-Semitism Mean for Jewish Philosophy?
What inspired your current engagement with theomania and apophasis, and what implications does it have for philosophy of religion at large? «Religion Dispatches, Apr 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Apophasis [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/apophasis>. May 2024 ».
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