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apologist
[ uh-pol-uh-jist ]
/ əˈpɒl ə dʒɪst /
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noun
a person who makes a defense in speech or writing of a belief, idea, etc.
Ecclesiastical.
- Also a·pol·o·gete [uh-pol-uh-jeet]. /əˈpɒl əˌdʒit/. a person skilled in apologetics.
- one of the authors of the early Christian apologies in defense of the faith.
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Apollyon, apologetic, apologetics, apologia, Apologia pro Vita Sua, apologist, apologize, apologue, apology, apolune, apomict
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British Dictionary definitions for apologist
apologist
/ (əˈpɒlədʒɪst) /
noun
a person who offers a defence by argument
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