apophatism

Example:The church resides in a state of nega decree, focusing on what God is not instead of what He is.

Definition:The act of declaring or stating something by negation, especially used in theology to describe God.

Example:This philosophy of religion employs a negative description to understand the nature of God, which is considered the essence of apophatic theology.

Definition:A way of describing something by stating what it is not, often used in theology for divine attributes.