apologetics
See also: apologètics
English
editEtymology
editFrom Late Latin apologia, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología, “a speech in defense”), from ἀπολογοῦμαι (apologoûmai, “I speak in one's defense”), from ἀπόλογος (apólogos, “an account, story”), from ἀπό (apó, “from, off”) (see apo-) + λόγος (lógos, “speech”) + -ics.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editapologetics (uncountable)
- The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines
Derived terms
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editTranslations
editfield of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position
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