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[ puh -lem -ik, poh- ] SHOW IPA
/ pəˈlɛm ɪk, poʊ- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
a person who argues in opposition to another; controversialist.
adjective Also po·lem·i·cal. of or relating to a polemic; controversial.
Origin of polemic First recorded in 1610–20; from French polémique “disputatious, argumentative,” from Greek polemikós “of or for war,” equivalent to pólem(os) “war” + -ikos -ic
OTHER WORDS FROM polemic po·lem·i·cal·ly, adverb non·po·lem·ic, noun, adjective non·po·lem·i·cal, adjective non·po·lem·i·cal·ly, adverb
o·ver·po·lem·i·cal, adjective o·ver·po·lem·i·cal·ly, adverb un·po·lem·ic, adjective un·po·lem·i·cal, adjective un·po·lem·i·cal·ly, adverb
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In no school should the Bible be opened to reveal the sword of the polemic , but to unloose the dove of peace.
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His attitude is prophylactic, rather than polemic , for the “philosophy” has not as yet taken deep root.
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But he possessed other accomplishments beside those of the polemic .
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It is not so much in the polemic or in the scholar we are interested, as in the man.
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His passion for the relics of the saints appears in his polemic Contra Vigilantium.
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British Dictionary definitions for polemic adjective Also: po'lemical of or involving dispute or controversy
noun an argument or controversy, esp over a doctrine, belief, etc
a person engaged in such an argument or controversy
Derived forms of polemic polemically , adverb polemicist (pəˈlɛmɪsɪst ) or polemist (ˈpɒlɪmɪst ), noun Word Origin for polemic C17: from Medieval Latin polemicus, from Greek polemikos relating to war, from polemos war
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