apologetic

apologetic
APOLOGÉTIC, -Ă, apologetici, -ce, adj., s.f. 1. adj. Care conţine o apologie, care ţine de apologie. 2. s.f. Sistem (adesea neîntemeiat) de apărare sau de justificare a unei idei, doctrine etc. 3. s.f. Parte a teologiei care are ca scop apărarea religiei creştine. – Din fr. apologétique.
Trimis de cata, 14.07.2006. Sursa: DEX '98

APOLOGÉTIC adj. (înv.) panegiric. (Un discurs apologetic.)
Trimis de siveco, 05.08.2004. Sursa: Sinonime

apologétic adj. m., pl. apologétici; f. sg. apologétică, pl. apologétice
Trimis de siveco, 14.07.2006. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic

APOLOGÉTI//C apologeticcă (apologeticci, apologeticce) Care ţine de apologie; propriu apologiei. /<fr. apologétique, lat. apologeticus
Trimis de siveco, 22.08.2004. Sursa: NODEX

APOLOGÉTIC, -Ă adj. Care conţine o apologie; de apologie. [cf. fr. apologétique, lat. apologeticum, gr. apologetikos].
Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN

APOLOGÉTIC, -Ă I. adj. care conţine o apologie. II. s. f. 1. ramură a teologiei care are ca scop apărarea creştinismului. 2. sistem preconceput, teorie etc. prin care se elogiază neîntemeiat o persoană, o idee, un sistem etc. (< fr. apologétique)
Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN

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  • Apologetic — A*pol o*get ic, Apologetical A*pol o*get ic*al, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to speak in defense of; ? from + ? speech, ? to say, to speak. See {Logic}.] Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense, or by way of apology; regretfully excusing; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • apologetic — index contrite, palliative (excusing), penitent, remorseful, repentant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • apologetic — (adj.) 1640s, vindicatory, from Fr. apologétique, from L. apologeticus, from Gk. apologetikos defensible, from apologeisthai (see APOLOGY (Cf. apology)). Meaning regrefully acknowledging failure is from 1855. As a noun, formal defense, from early …   Etymology dictionary

  • apologetic — [adj] expressing remorse, regret atoning, attritional, compunctious, conciliatory, contrite, expiatory, explanatory, on one’s knees*, penitent, penitential, propitiatory, regretful, remorseful, repentant, rueful, selfeffacing, self incriminating …   New thesaurus

  • apologetic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ regretfully acknowledging an offence. DERIVATIVES apologetically adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • apologetic — [ə päl΄ə jet′ik] adj. [Fr apologétique < LL(Ec) apologeticus < Gr apologētikos, suitable for defense < apologeisthai: see APOLOGY] 1. defending in writing or speech; vindicating 2. showing realization of and regret for a fault, wrong,… …   English World dictionary

  • apologetic — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, sound ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • apologetic — a|pol|o|get|ic [əˌpɔləˈdʒetık US əˌpa: ] adj showing or saying that you are sorry that something has happened, especially because you feel guilty or embarrassed about it apologetic about ▪ The manager was very apologetic about everything. ▪ She… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • apologetic — adj. apologetic about, for (she was apologetic for her blunder) * * * [əˌpɒlə dʒetɪk] for (she was apologetic for her blunder) apologetic about …   Combinatory dictionary

  • apologetic — [[t]əpɒ̱ləʤe̱tɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you are apologetic, you show or say that you are sorry for causing trouble for someone, for hurting them, or for disappointing them. The hospital staff were very apologetic but that couldn t really compensate …   English dictionary

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