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apologetics

[uh-pol-uh-jet-iks]

a·pol·o·get·ics

[uh-pol-uh-jet-iks]
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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apologetics (əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪks)
 
n
1.  the branch of theology concerned with the defence and rational justification of Christianity
2.  a defensive method of argument

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