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[ puh-lem-iks, poh- ] / pəˈlɛm ɪks, poʊ- /
noun (used with a singular verb)the art or practice of disputation or controversy: a master of polemics. the branch of theology dealing with the history or conduct of ecclesiastical disputation and controversy. Origin of polemicsFirst recorded in 1630–40; see origin at polemic, -ics Words nearby polemicspole jump, polemarch, pole mast, polemic, polemicize, polemics, polemist, polemize, polemology, polemoniaceous, polenta Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for polemicsMy hope is that Rand Paul now recognizes that even the most conservative Americans want to hear about policy, not polemics. Rand Paul's Muslim-Bashing Speech|Dean Obeidallah|October 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST The problem is that the experience appears to have left him with an insatiable appetite for polemics. Not a Useful Contribution|Daniel Gavron|October 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST As the fate of the Soviet Union dramatically showed, modern superpowers cannot be sustained by polemics and police forever. Why China Eclipsed Russia|Peter Osnos|July 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST "Conservative" polemics of this sort have doubtless their function. The Unseen World and Other Essays|John Fiske
But when He does return from Egypt our devotions, not our polemics, hail and rejoice in the coincidence. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus|G. A. Chadwick Social interest in the city was first stimulated by the polemics against the political and social disorders of urban life. Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park These polemics kept Mme. de Bargeton and Lucien well in sight. Two Poets|Honore de Balzac When it comes to polemics there's nothing like the passive obstruction of Mrs. Alderling. Questionable Shapes|William Dean Howells
British Dictionary definitions for polemics
noun(functioning as singular) the art or practice of dispute or argument, as in attacking or defending a doctrine or belief Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to polemicsspat, eristic, belligerent, contrary, bicker, tiff, ruckus, scene, wrangle, hassle, go, face-off, debate, row, beef, rhubarb, scrap, fight, altercation, out |