apologetics
apologetics noun: a systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrine.
Noun
apologetics (uncountable)
- A systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrine.
- A branch of theology devoted to such a defense of Christianity specifically.
apologetics meaning in Hindi, Tagalog, Arabic and Indonesian
apologetics in Hindi
- field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position
- आपत्तिखण्डन āpattikhaṇḍan
apologetics in Tagalog
- field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position
- apolohetika
apologetics in Arabic
- field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position
- دِفَاعِيَّات difāʕiyyāt
apologetics in Indonesian
- field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position
- apologetika
Origin of apologetics
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.
Words formed from apologetics
Questions about apologetics
- What does apologetics mean?
- Apologetics means a systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrine.
- What is apologetics in Hindi?
- Apologetics in Hindi is आपत्तिखण्डन (āpattikhaṇḍan). See Apologetics meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is apologetics?
- Apologetics is a noun.
Words near apologetics in the dictionary
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