apologia

American  

[ap-uh-loh-jee-uh] / ˌæp əˈloʊ dʒi ə /

noun

• apologias
  plural

1. an apology, as in defense or justification of a belief, idea, etc.

2. Literature. a work written as an explanation or justification of one's motives, convictions, or acts.

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apologia British  

/ ˌæpəˈləʊdʒɪə /

noun

1. a formal written defence of a cause or one's beliefs or conduct

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• apologias
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of apologia

1775–85; < Late Latin < Greek: a speaking in defense. See apo-, log-, -ia

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

apologia apologias

Murray hired a personal trainer, then “beseeched Roosevelt for a repeat invitation. The apologia and commitment” brought Murray back into Roosevelt’s good graces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

This form of rationalization and denial is embarrassingly evident in a recent apologia by David Brooks, the New York Times’ notion of an ideal conservative.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2025

This isn’t meant to be gym shorts apologia.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2023

The bank is nearly a year into an extended apologia for its consumer woes, which at one point included Marcus, a consumer division named after the company’s founder.

From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2023

Such bereavement, witnessed at close range, makes even the most eloquent apologia for high-risk activities ring fatuous and hollow.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

While most works in this genre read as elaborate apologias, Coates immediately strikes a different tone.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2022

Literary and oratorical apologias for the rebellion were accompanied by a flurry of monuments to Confederate leaders, including those in Statuary Hall.

From Slate ● Jan. 12, 2021

One of my great apologias for being the idiot I am.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 14, 2013

But the film is not an excuse to issue apologias or vent personal grudges.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2012

Since then have come many apologias in explanation and extenuation of the Church's decided stand in this matter for so many generations.

From The gradual acceptance of the Copernican theory of the universe by Dorothy Stimson

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