apologetics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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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.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrine.
- (uncountable) A branch of theology devoted to such a defense of Christianity specifically.
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Relateds
apologize · apologia · apology · apologeticism · apologetic · apologist
Translations (28)
cs apologetika (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · cmn 護教學 /护教学 (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · de Apologetik (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · fi apologetiikka (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · pt apologética (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · nl apologetiek (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · ru апологе́тика (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · nb apologetikk (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · ja 弁証学 (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · es apologética (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · it apologetica (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · sk apologetika (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · fr apologétique (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · bg апологе́тика (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · tl apolohetika (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · ko 변증학 (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · sl apologetika (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · ro apologetică (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · uk апологе́тика (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · ar دِفَاعِيَّات (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · sv apologetik (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · be апалаге́тыка (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · yue 護教學 /护教学 (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · hi आपत्तिखण्डन (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · id apologetika (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · el απολογητική (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · pl apologetyka (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position) · hu apologetika (field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position)