apophasis

English Thesaurus

1. mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	rhetorical device,
definition	:	a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	apophatic,
definition	:	of or relating to the belief that God can be known to humans only in terms of what He is not (such as `God is unknowable') (adj.pert)

derivation	:	apophatic,
definition	:	of or relating to the belief that God can be known to humans only in terms of what He is not (such as `God is unknowable') (adj.pert)