polemics

[puh-lem-iks, poh-]

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the art or practice of disputation or controversy.

   a master of polemics.

2. the branch of theology dealing with the history or conduct of ecclesiastical disputation and controversy.

polemics

/ pəˈlɛmɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the art or practice of dispute or argument, as in attacking or defending a doctrine or belief

Word History and Origins

Origin of polemics¹

First recorded in 1630–40; polemic, -ics