apophasis

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned.
2. noun A process of arriving at knowledge by statements of denial; particularly, developing a concept of God through negative assertions about his nature.

Similar words

paralipsis paraleipsis anapodoton addubitation anthypophora antiphrasis agnomination apodeixis apostrophe antonomasia

Often followed by

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Word family

apophases