[uh-pol-uh-jet-iks] 
) | the branch of theology concerned with the defense or proof of Christianity. |
| a·pol·o·get·ic (ə-pŏl'ə-jět'ĭk) adj.
[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)
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