apologetics

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪks/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə pol′ə jet′iks)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•pol•o•get•ics  (ə pol′ə jet′iks),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.)
  1. the branch of theology concerned with the defense or proof of Christianity.
  • see apologetic, -ics 1725–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
apologetics /əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪks/ n (functioning as singular)
  1. the branch of theology concerned with the defence and rational justification of Christianity
  2. a defensive method of argument
'apologetics' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
apologist

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