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a⋅pol⋅o⋅get⋅ics

  [uh-pol-uh-jet-iks]
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–noun (used with a singular verb)
the branch of theology concerned with the defense or proof of Christianity.
Origin:
1725–35; see apologetic, -ics
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a·pol·o·get·ic   (ə-pŏl'ə-jět'ĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Offering or expressing an apology or excuse: an apologetic note; an apologetic smile.
  2. Self-deprecating; humble: an apologetic manner.
  3. Serving as or containing a formal justification or defense: an apologetic treatise on church doctrine.
n.  A formal defense or apology.

[Middle English, formal defense, from Latin apologēticus, from Greek apologētikos, suitable for defense, from apologeisthai, to defend oneself verbally, from apologos, apology, story; see apologue.]
a·pol'o·get'i·cal·ly adv.
a·pol·o·get·ics   (ə-pŏl'ə-jět'ĭks)   
n.   (used with a sing. verb)
  1. The branch of theology that is concerned with defending or proving the truth of Christian doctrines.
  2. Formal argumentation in defense of something, such as a position or system.
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Apologetics

A*pol`o*get"ics\, n. That branch of theology which defends the Holy Scriptures, and sets forth the evidence of their divine authority.
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