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via affirmativa

via affirmativa noun: a concept of God built up through positive statements about his nature.

Noun

via affirmativa

  1. A concept of God built up through positive statements about his nature.
    • The medieval Roman Catholic Church recognized two opposite roads to grace: the via negativa of the monk's cell and the hermit's cave, and the via affirmativa of immersion in human affairs, of being in the world whether or not one is of it.1986 December 28, John Barth, “A Few Words About Minimalism”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Questions about via affirmativa

What does via affirmativa mean?
Via affirmativa means a concept of God built up through positive statements about his nature.
What part of speech is via affirmativa?
Via affirmativa is a noun.

Words near via affirmativa in the dictionary

  1. vi et armis
  2. vi-apple
  3. vi-apples
  4. vi.
  5. via
  6. via affirmativa
  7. Via Crucis
  8. via dolorosa
  9. Via Egnatia
  10. via ferrata
  11. via ferratas

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