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From OED.

1. apophatic: Applied to knowledge of God obtained by way of negation. Hence apophaticism, an apophatic approach to knowledge of God.

[ad. Gr. negative (see G. W. H. Lampe Patristic Greek Lexicon s.v.).]

2. nemoral: Of, relating to, or characteristic of groves or woods; living in or frequenting groves or woods.

[<>nemorlis belonging to a wood or forest, frequenting woodland < nemor-, nemus wood (cognate with ancient Greek wood, Gaulish nemeton holy place (prob. orig. holy grove), Old Irish nemed holy place) + -lis -AL¹. Cf. Middle French, French némoral (1564).]