apologist
English edit
Etymology edit
apology + -ist. From French apologiste.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
- (one who makes an apology): apologizer, apologiser
Related terms edit
Translations edit
one who makes an apology
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one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith
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References edit
- “apologist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French apologiste.
Noun edit
apologist m (plural apologiști)
Declension edit
Declension of apologist
singular | plural | |||
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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 |