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Apologist

Apologist Meaning & Definition
Apologist Definition And Meaning

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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