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apologists

apologists is the plural of apologist.

Meaning of apologist

Noun

apologist (plural apologists)

  1. (broadly, usually) One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution.
    • […] he will appear to many of the more speculatively minded intellectuals merely as a timid apologist of things as they are; at the same time he will be dismissed by the men of affairs as an impractical theorist.1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of Chicago, →DOI, page 430
  2. (broadly, uncommon) Synonym of apologizer.
    Synonyms:
    apologizer

Questions about apologists

What is apologists the plural of?
Apologists is the plural of apologist.

Words near apologists in the dictionary

  1. apologising
  2. apologisings
  3. apologism
  4. apologisms
  5. apologist
  6. apologists
  7. apologizable
  8. apologization
  9. apologizations
  10. apologize
  11. apologized

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