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apologetics

[ uh-pol-uh-jet-iks ]

/ əˌpɒl əˈdʒɛt ɪks /

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noun (used with a singular verb)

the branch of theology concerned with the defense or proof of Christianity.

Origin of apologetics

First recorded in 1725–35; see origin at apologetic, -ics

Words nearby apologetics

apollonius dyscolus, apollonius of perga, apollonius of rhodes, apollyon, apologetic, apologetics, apologia, apologia pro vita sua, apologist, apologize, apologue

Example sentences from the Web for apologetics

I know that some of you are going to call this Obama apologetics, but you know what?

The NSA Program and the Law |Michael Tomasky |June 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I'm not so worried that the oligarchs will pay for apologetics on their behalf.

All Good Things... |David Frum |June 3, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
And Obama has worked to push American foreign policy beyond Carterite apologetics or Bushesque saber-rattling.

Carter Is Worse Than Clint |Gil Troy |September 4, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
But that is not an unusual feature of Christian apologetics.

The Churches and Modern Thought |Philip Vivian

Under such conditions there is little scope for apologetics.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 |Various
The atmosphere of apologetics begins to appear in what its friends have to say about it.

The Library and Society |Various
It is amusing to look back on some of the lines of apologetics in recent years.

The War and the Churches |Joseph McCabe
Vain without it, worse than vain, will be the most diligent and successful study of the apologetics of the Bible.

To My Younger Brethren |Handley C. G. Moule

British Dictionary definitions for apologetics

apologetics

/ (əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪks) /

noun (functioning as singular)

the branch of theology concerned with the defence and rational justification of Christianity

a defensive method of argument