Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as apologetic.

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  • adjective apologetic

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Examples

  • One theme that stood out for me was one on which I've posted before: what one might call the apologetical significance of mathematics.

    Regensburg II: the Pope on faith and reason at Verona Mike L 2006

  • One theme that stood out for me was one on which I've posted before: what one might call the apologetical significance of mathematics.

    Archive 2006-11-01 Mike L 2006

  • I take this to mean: not a Q&A, not a "self-help" book, not a "Catholicism for Dummies" type book, nothing merely apologetical.

    Archive 2009-05-03 2009

  • In the second Van Dyck she looks so apologetical, that's also interesting.

    Samson and Delilah James Gurney 2009

  • Also, bringing up possible theological or apologetical motivations of interpreters doesn't help.

    Is It Better To View Jesus' Prediction as Trite or Mistaken? James F. McGrath 2009

  • I take this to mean: not a Q&A, not a "self-help" book, not a "Catholicism for Dummies" type book, nothing merely apologetical.

    The next book? 2009

  • In this article we will apply exactly these criteria to make an apologetical understanding of the events that shaped the formation and the prosecution of the Spanish Inquisition.

    Archive 2008-09-21 de Brantigny........................ 2008

  • In this article we will apply exactly these criteria to make an apologetical understanding of the events that shaped the formation and the prosecution of the Spanish Inquisition.

    The Spanish Inquisition de Brantigny........................ 2008

  • Schumacher is really an apologetical preacher, one of the rare breed whose experience has made it possible for him to employ effectively the language and concepts of economics as a medium for communicating what is essentially a sermon, a call for readers to repent, believe the gospel and reorder their lives accordingly.

    Small is Beautiful, and So Is Rome 2008

  • They took the opportunity, and engaged in whispers to each other, eagerly and reproachfully on the part of the laird, while the provost answered in an embarrassed and apologetical tone.

    Redgauntlet 2008

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