apologia
pronunciation
How to pronounce apologia in British English:
UK [ˌæpəˈləʊdʒiə]
How to pronounce apologia in American English:
US [ˌæpəˈloʊdʒiə]
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- Noun:
- a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
Word Origin
- apologia (n.)
- see apology.
Example
- 1. D magnificent apologia for the house of lords .
- 2. Vogl : to begin with , one must understand that smith 's work is neither a manifesto of capitalism nor an apologia for markets gone out of control .
- 3. Apologetics ( from the greek apologia : a defense ) is that branch of christian theology which seeks to provide a rational justification for the truth claims of the christian faith .
- 4. In his sensationally surreal apologia , a weepy anthony weiner had only one thing to brag about : " I 've never had sex outside my marriage . "
- 5. Right when yang-gate should have been entering the stage of apologia , shanghaiist translated a collection of older tweets and wondered : " is cctv host yang rui an anti-semite ? "