apologetics
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apologetics
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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.
noun
- A systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrine.
- A branch of theology devoted to such a defense of Christianity specifically.
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noun field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position
| Español | apologética |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 변증학 byeonjeunghak |
| 日本語 | 弁証学 benshōgaku |
| 中文 | 護教學 /护教学 hùjiàoxué |
| हिन्दी | आपत्तिखण्डन āpattikhaṇḍan |
| Português | apologética |
| Français | apologétique |
| Deutsch | Apologetik |
| Italiano | apologetica |
| Ελληνικά | απολογητική apologitikí |
| Română | apologetică |
| Русский | апологе́тика apologétika |
| العربية | دِفَاعِيَّات difāʕiyyāt |
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@misc{apologetics_2026,
title = {apologetics},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apologetics},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
