apologist
English
Etymology
apology + -ist. From French apologiste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/
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Noun
apologist (plural apologists)
- One who makes an apology.
- One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution.
- 15 October 2019, Aleksandar Hemon, "‘The Bob Dylan of Genocide Apologists’" in The New York Times
- A genocide denier is an apologist for the next genocide.
- 15 October 2019, Aleksandar Hemon, "‘The Bob Dylan of Genocide Apologists’" in The New York Times
Synonyms
- (one who makes an apology): apologizer, apologiser
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
one who makes an apology
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one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith
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References
- “apologist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French apologiste.
Declension
Declension of apologist
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) apologist | apologistul | (niște) apologiști | apologiștii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) apologist | apologistului | (unor) apologiști | apologiștilor |
| vocative | apologistule | apologiștilor | ||
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