Definition of Apologetics

1. Noun. The branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines.

Generic synonyms: Divinity, Theology

Definition of Apologetics

1. n. That branch of theology which defends the Holy Scriptures, and sets forth the evidence of their divine authority.

Definition of Apologetics

1. Noun. The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Apologetics

1. apologetic [n] - See also: apologetic

Medical Definition of Apologetics

1. That branch of theology which defends the Holy Scriptures, and sets forth the evidence of their divine authority. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Apologetics

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apologetically
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apologeticisms
apologetick
apologetics (current term)
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apologiae
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apologies
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apologisers
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apologising
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Literary usage of Apologetics

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"... apologetics the essence of Christianity, while the Church is defined as a community with respect to piety. Interpretation of the Christian 7. ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"apologetics vindicate! theology from this charge by ascertaining from psychology whether the human factor tends to vitiate all human knowledge, ..."

3. The New Englander by William Lathrop Kingsley (1882)
"Smith's own briefs and notes of his lectures on apologetics in the Union Theological ... apologetics. A course of Lectures by HENRY B. SMITH, DD, LL. ..."

4. New Englander and Yale Review by Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight (1882)
"apologetics.*—These lectures have been drawn up from Prof. Smith's own briefs and notes of his lectures on apologetics in the Union Theological Seminary in ..."

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