Apologia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌæp.əˈloʊ.d͡ʒi.ə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Apologia is a noun meaning A written defense of a position or belief.
Meaning
A written defense of a position or belief.
Example Sentences
The apologia his [Gabriel García Márquez] sons contribute at the beginning of the book is unconvincing, and their final excuse is particularly hard to swallow:[…]
Although I've enumerated some of the academic traditions and debates that have animated this book, it is not my purpose to offer a full apologia in these brief pages.
“Gone With the Wind” was published in 1936, and despite heroic efforts over the last seven decades to transform it into something else, the novel stands as an apologia for the Old South — […]
Word Forms
- apologias
- apologiae
Synonyms for apologia
Depending on context, synonyms include apology, apologism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include apology, justification, advocacy, defence, promotion, admiration.
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