My father's little library consisted chiefly of books on polemic divinity, most of which I read.
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Polemic
/pəˈlɛmɪk/
Synonyms for "polemic" (136 found)
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aggressivealtercationapologeticsapologiaapologistapologyarguerargufierargumentargumentationbellicosebelligerentbickerbickeringblood feudbrawlbroilcasuistcasuistrycat-and-dog life
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hasslehostilityhubbubill-humoredimbroglioirritablekilkenny catslitigationlitigiouslogomacherlogomachistlogomachymooteropen quarrelpaper warpartisanpassage of armsphiladelphia lawyerpilpulistpolarizing
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Noun(12 words)
Adjective(2 words)
polemicalrevisionist historiography
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12 entriesacademic polemicacademic polemicistpamphleteerpolemical argumentpolemical attackpolemical discoursepolemical pamphletpolemical rhetoricpolitical polemicpolitical polemicistreligious polemicreligious polemicist
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11 entriesacademic polemicpolemical argumentpolemical articlepolemical discoursepolemical essaypolemical rhetoricpolemical stancepolemical treatisepolemics againstpolitical polemicreligious polemic
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This polemic is futile!
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I find that this discussion takes place with too much polemic and not enough respect.
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A fourth hindrance is by some held to be, that many of our polemic publications are too polemic. Some hold that we should urge the simple Gospel, and make no attack on Hinduism or Muhammadanism .
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