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Definition of Apologia
1. Noun. A formal written defense of something you believe in strongly.
Generic synonyms: Defence, Defense, Vindication
Derivative terms: Apologetic, Apologise, Apologist
Definition of Apologia
1. Noun. A written defense of a position or belief. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Apologia
1. a formal justification or defense [n -GIAS or -GIAE]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apologia
Literary usage of Apologia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1785)
"Tt may be proper to remind fome of our readers of the apologia prima, published
fome time fince. ..."
2. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1905)
"An apologia for the Church of England had come from the pen of Jewel,the learned
... Narrow in conception, Jewel's apologia only satisfied those who were ..."
3. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"An apologia for the Church of England had come from the pen of Jewel, ...
Narrow in conception, Jewel's apologia only satisfied those who were already ..."
4. Socialism and Character by Vida Dutton Scudder (1912)
"CHAPTER V THE apologia OF RELIGION RELIGION is well aware that mere rebuttal is
poor business. Whatever its faults, when there is any life in it at all, ..."
5. The Life of John Henry, Cardinal Newman: Based on His Private Journals and by Wilfrid Philip Ward (1912)
"Compare the niggard praise of the Times in its reviews of the volumes on University
subjects with the accord given to post-"apologia" writings! ..."
6. History of Zionism, 1600-1918 by Nahum Sokolow (1919)
"[IS] XVIII "APOLOGY FOR THE HONORABLE NATION OF THE JEWS—apologia FOR LA NOBLE
... [is] A Spanish translation was also published here:— apologia | For \ La ..."
7. Essays Contributed to the Quarterly Review by Samuel Wilberforce (1874)
"FEW books have been published of late years which combine more distinct elements
of interest than the 'apologia' of Dr. Newman. As an Autobiography, in the ..."
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