Apologetics
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines. uncountable
- 2 the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines wordnet
Example
More examples"I'm not interested in apologetics."
Etymology
From 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.
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