About The Word Apologist
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Apologist
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What's The Definition Of Apologist?
[n] a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; "an apologist for capital punishment"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Apologist: justifier | vindicator Related Terms | Find terms related to Apologist: abettor | admirer | advocate | aficionado | angel | apologete | apologizer | arguer | argufier | backer | buff | casuist | champion | controversialist | debater | defender | dependence | disceptator | disputant | encourager | endorser | exponent | fan | favorer | friend at court | guard | guardhouse lawyer | justifier | logomacher | logomachist | lover | Maecenas | mainstay | maintainer | mooter | paladin | paranymph | partisan | patron | Philadelphia lawyer | pilpulist | pleader | polemic | polemicist | polemist | promoter | proponent | protagonist | protector | reliance | second | seconder | sectary | sider | sponsor | stalwart | standby | successful advocate | support | supporter | sustainer | sympathizer | upholder | vindicator | votary | well-wisher | whitewasher | wrangler See Also | advocate | advocator | exponent | proponent Apologist In Webster's Dictionary \A*pol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. apologiste.]
One who makes an apology; one who speaks or writes in defense
of a faith, a cause, or an institution; especially, one who
argues in defense of Christianity.
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