apologetics

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrine. uncountable
  2. A branch of theology devoted to such a defense of Christianity specifically. uncountable

词源

From Late Latin apologia, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología, “a speech in defense”), from ἀπολογοῦμαι (apologoûmai, “I speak in one's defense”), from ἀπόλογος (apólogos, “an account, story”), from ἀπό (apó, “from, off”) (see apo-) + λόγος (lógos, “speech”) + -ics.
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