Definition of apologist in English:

apologist

noun əˈpɒlədʒɪstəˈpɑlədʒəst

A person who offers an argument in defence of something controversial.
an enthusiastic apologist for fascism in the 1920s
Example sentencesExamples
- But isn't an apologist for racism who uses racist arguments a racist?
- My job here is not to be an apologist, but technology can't always save us from significant changes in human nature.
- The Soviet Union's ideology had many adherents and apologists throughout the West.
- Nor do the apologists for this failure carry conviction.
- Those are my passions and, not infrequently, their proponents and apologists will be my targets.
- Only those such as government spokesmen and official apologists for the war would deny this.
- Studies in English were produced either by apologists, sensationalists or conspiracy theorists.
- I'm suggesting simply that they make their presence felt in ways that draw the distinction between themselves and the apologists.
- But it was the nature of the attacks from the political party, its apologists and some journalists that interested me most.
- There is, of course, no need to imagine people who would make such claims: they were Nazis and their apologists.
- To make a proper argument or ‘apology’ for Christianity, the apologist must speak in the same language as his hearer.
- Religious apologists have tended to argue from authority to justify their beliefs, often quoting from texts such as the Bible.
- I do not intend to get into an argument with an apologist for mass murder such as yourself.
- Obviously there have been, and will be, apologists who want to defend or explain away the embarrassing elements.
- The only kinds of writers excluded were supporters and apologists of totalitarianism.
- The apologists have argued that drugs were not involved in his death.
- Her alibi, offered by her apologists, is that she was starved of affection - a euphemism for sex.
Synonyms
defender, supporter, upholder, advocate, proponent, exponent, propagandist, apostle, champion, backer, promoter, campaigner, spokesman, spokeswoman, spokesperson, speaker, arguer, enthusiast

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French apologiste, from Greek apologizesthai 'give an account' (see apologize).

Rhymes

biologist, ecologist, geologist, ideologist, oncologist, ontologist, pedologist, sexologist, theologist, zoologist

Definition of apologist in US English:

apologist

nounəˈpäləjəstəˈpɑlədʒəst

A person who offers an argument in defense of something controversial.
an enthusiastic apologist for fascism in the 1920s
Example sentencesExamples
- I do not intend to get into an argument with an apologist for mass murder such as yourself.
- The apologists have argued that drugs were not involved in his death.
- Studies in English were produced either by apologists, sensationalists or conspiracy theorists.
- Religious apologists have tended to argue from authority to justify their beliefs, often quoting from texts such as the Bible.
- To make a proper argument or ‘apology’ for Christianity, the apologist must speak in the same language as his hearer.
- But isn't an apologist for racism who uses racist arguments a racist?
- My job here is not to be an apologist, but technology can't always save us from significant changes in human nature.
- Only those such as government spokesmen and official apologists for the war would deny this.
- Nor do the apologists for this failure carry conviction.
- There is, of course, no need to imagine people who would make such claims: they were Nazis and their apologists.
- I'm suggesting simply that they make their presence felt in ways that draw the distinction between themselves and the apologists.
- Obviously there have been, and will be, apologists who want to defend or explain away the embarrassing elements.
- Those are my passions and, not infrequently, their proponents and apologists will be my targets.
- But it was the nature of the attacks from the political party, its apologists and some journalists that interested me most.
- The Soviet Union's ideology had many adherents and apologists throughout the West.
- Her alibi, offered by her apologists, is that she was starved of affection - a euphemism for sex.
- The only kinds of writers excluded were supporters and apologists of totalitarianism.
Synonyms
defender, supporter, upholder, advocate, proponent, exponent, propagandist, apostle, champion, backer, promoter, campaigner, spokesman, spokeswoman, spokesperson, speaker, arguer, enthusiast

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French apologiste, from Greek apologizesthai ‘give an account’ (see apologize).

单词	apologist
释义	Definition of apologist in English: apologist noun əˈpɒlədʒɪstəˈpɑlədʒəst A person who offers an argument in defence of something controversial. an enthusiastic apologist for fascism in the 1920s Example sentencesExamples But isn't an apologist for racism who uses racist arguments a racist? My job here is not to be an apologist, but technology can't always save us from significant changes in human nature. The Soviet Union's ideology had many adherents and apologists throughout the West. Nor do the apologists for this failure carry conviction. Those are my passions and, not infrequently, their proponents and apologists will be my targets. Only those such as government spokesmen and official apologists for the war would deny this. Studies in English were produced either by apologists, sensationalists or conspiracy theorists. I'm suggesting simply that they make their presence felt in ways that draw the distinction between themselves and the apologists. But it was the nature of the attacks from the political party, its apologists and some journalists that interested me most. There is, of course, no need to imagine people who would make such claims: they were Nazis and their apologists. To make a proper argument or ‘apology’ for Christianity, the apologist must speak in the same language as his hearer. Religious apologists have tended to argue from authority to justify their beliefs, often quoting from texts such as the Bible. I do not intend to get into an argument with an apologist for mass murder such as yourself. Obviously there have been, and will be, apologists who want to defend or explain away the embarrassing elements. The only kinds of writers excluded were supporters and apologists of totalitarianism. The apologists have argued that drugs were not involved in his death. Her alibi, offered by her apologists, is that she was starved of affection - a euphemism for sex. Synonyms defender, supporter, upholder, advocate, proponent, exponent, propagandist, apostle, champion, backer, promoter, campaigner, spokesman, spokeswoman, spokesperson, speaker, arguer, enthusiast Origin Mid 17th century: from French apologiste, from Greek apologizesthai 'give an account' (see apologize). Rhymes biologist, ecologist, geologist, ideologist, oncologist, ontologist, pedologist, sexologist, theologist, zoologist Definition of apologist in US English: apologist nounəˈpäləjəstəˈpɑlədʒəst A person who offers an argument in defense of something controversial. an enthusiastic apologist for fascism in the 1920s Example sentencesExamples I do not intend to get into an argument with an apologist for mass murder such as yourself. The apologists have argued that drugs were not involved in his death. Studies in English were produced either by apologists, sensationalists or conspiracy theorists. Religious apologists have tended to argue from authority to justify their beliefs, often quoting from texts such as the Bible. To make a proper argument or ‘apology’ for Christianity, the apologist must speak in the same language as his hearer. But isn't an apologist for racism who uses racist arguments a racist? My job here is not to be an apologist, but technology can't always save us from significant changes in human nature. Only those such as government spokesmen and official apologists for the war would deny this. Nor do the apologists for this failure carry conviction. There is, of course, no need to imagine people who would make such claims: they were Nazis and their apologists. I'm suggesting simply that they make their presence felt in ways that draw the distinction between themselves and the apologists. Obviously there have been, and will be, apologists who want to defend or explain away the embarrassing elements. Those are my passions and, not infrequently, their proponents and apologists will be my targets. But it was the nature of the attacks from the political party, its apologists and some journalists that interested me most. The Soviet Union's ideology had many adherents and apologists throughout the West. Her alibi, offered by her apologists, is that she was starved of affection - a euphemism for sex. The only kinds of writers excluded were supporters and apologists of totalitarianism. Synonyms defender, supporter, upholder, advocate, proponent, exponent, propagandist, apostle, champion, backer, promoter, campaigner, spokesman, spokeswoman, spokesperson, speaker, arguer, enthusiast Origin Mid 17th century: from French apologiste, from Greek apologizesthai ‘give an account’ (see apologize).
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