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Apologetics has an important place in the local church as we seek to influence our communities for Christ in an increasingly skeptical culture.
Lee Strobel

Meaning of "apologetics" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF APOLOGETICS

apologetics  [əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APOLOGETICS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Apologetics is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES APOLOGETICS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Apologetics

Apologetics is the discipline of defending a position through the systematic use of information. Early Christian writers who defended their faith against critics and recommended their faith to outsiders were called apologists.

Definition of apologetics in the English dictionary

The definition of apologetics in the dictionary is the branch of theology concerned with the defence and rational justification of Christianity. Other definition of apologetics is a defensive method of argument.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APOLOGETICS


aesthetics
iːsˈθɛtɪks
anaesthetics
ˌænɪsˈθɛtɪks
athletics
æθˈlɛtɪks
bioenergetics
ˌbaɪəʊˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪks
cybernetics
ˌsaɪbəˈnɛtɪks
cytogenetics
ˌsaɪtəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪks
dietetics
ˌdaɪɪˈtɛtɪks
electromagnetics
ɪˌlɛktrəʊmæɡˈnɛtɪks
energetics
ˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪks
epigenetics
ˌɛpɪdʒɪˈnɛtɪks
esthetics
ɪsˈθɛtɪks
exegetics
ˌɛksɪˈdʒɛtɪks
genetics
dʒɪˈnɛtɪks
immunogenetics
ˌɪmjʊnəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪks
kinetics
kɪˈnɛtɪks
magnetics
mæɡˈnɛtɪks
pharmacokinetics
ˌfɑːməkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪks
phonetics
fəˈnɛtɪks
poetics
pəʊˈɛtɪks
prosthetics
prɒsˈθɛtɪks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APOLOGETICS

apollo
Apollonian
apollonicon
Apollonius of Perga
Apollonius of Rhodes
Apollyon
apologal
apologetic
apologetical
apologetically
apologia
apologies
apologise
apologiser
apologist
apologize
apologizer
apologue
apology
apolune

WORDS THAT END LIKE APOLOGETICS

acoustic phonetics
aerodonetics
articulatory phonetics
auditory phonetics
biogenetics
biomagnetics
Callanetics
cosmetics
cyberathletics
electrokinetics
geodetics
hydrokinetics
hydromagnetics
mathematics
memetics
molecular genetics
nutrigenetics
phenetics
theoretics
track and field athletics
track athletics

Synonyms and antonyms of apologetics in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «apologetics» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APOLOGETICS

Find out the translation of apologetics to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of apologetics from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «apologetics» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apologética
570 millions of speakers

English

apologetics
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हैं Apologetics
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

علوم الدفاع عن المسيحيه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

апологетика
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apologética
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

apologetics
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

apologétiques
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Apologetik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Apologetik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

弁証
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

변증론
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apologetics
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thần học biện giải về tôn giáo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மன்னிப்புக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्षमायाचना करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dini inançları savunan ilâhiyat dalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

apologetica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

apologetyki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

апологетика
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apologetică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απολογητική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Apologetics
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

apologetics
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

apologetikk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of apologetics

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APOLOGETICS»

The term «apologetics» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.459 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APOLOGETICS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «apologetics» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «apologetics» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about apologetics

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2 QUOTES WITH «APOLOGETICS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word apologetics.
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Shane Harper
I've always been interested in apologetics, the topic of different world views and, 'Why are we here?' and 'Where are we going?' I grew up in the church, and sometimes kids who grew up in a church can be sheltered and can't engage with people with different world views.
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Lee Strobel
Apologetics has an important place in the local church as we seek to influence our communities for Christ in an increasingly skeptical culture.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APOLOGETICS»

Discover the use of apologetics in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to apologetics and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Handbook of Christian Apologetics
Topics include: faith and reason the existence of God God's nature how we know God creation and evolution providence and free will miracles the problem of evil the Bible's historical reliability the divinity of Christ the resurrection life ...
Peter Kreeft, Ronald K. Tacelli, 2009
2
Apologetics Study Bible For Students
Provides Old and New Testament text, accompanied by articles and features to help young students better articulate and defend their faith as they begin to approach young adulthood.
Sean McDowell, 2010
3
Introducing Apologetics: Cultivating Christian Commitment
A fresh comprehensive survey of the many methods of Christian apologetics using a unique, whole-person approach.
James E. Taylor, 2006
4
Christian Apologetics
Norman L. Geisler. Renowned apologist Norman Geisler offers readers a systematic approach to understanding major worldviews and presents both the reasons and the methods for defending the claims of Christianity. This next- generation ...
Norman L. Geisler, 2013
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Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics
An excellent choice for a rational and systematic defense of Christianity, this expanded edition covers the existence of God, the problem of miracles, the claims of Christ, and other topics.
William Lane Craig, 2008
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Classical Apologetics: A Rational Defense of the Christian ...
This book embraces reason without rationalism, personal love without personalism, faith without fideism is our capacity to love Him. The book is divided into three parts.
Robert Charles Sproul, 1984
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Holman Quicksource Guide to Christian Apologetics
Four-color interior
Doug Powell, 2006
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Mere Apologetics: How to Help Seekers and Skeptics Find Faith
International apologist equips readers to engage challenges to their faith by offering an apologetic method that can be customized to individual needs and situations.
Alister E. McGrath, 2012
9
Christian Apologetics in the Postmodern World
This, then, is the first book to address that vital task. In these pages some of evangelicalism's most stimulating thinkers consider three possible apologetic responses to postmodernity.
Timothy R. Phillips, Dennis L. Okholm, 2009
10
Imaginative Apologetics: Theology, Philosophy and the ...
A true apologetics negatively defends this imaginative action against assault by positively perpetuating its performance. It is this task which the authors of the present volume seek to renew in our time.
Andrew Davison, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APOLOGETICS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term apologetics is used in the context of the following news items.
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I'm Excited About The Sequel to the Movie God's Not Dead
One of the most successful Christian movies of 2014 was a low-budget film about apologetics called God's Not Dead. It was made for a little ... «Charisma News, Jul 15»
2
What I'm Reading
Put simply, if you haven't read “Mere Christianity,” you don't know much about C.S. Lewis or modern Christian apologetics. Filed Under: books ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
3
Rossmann: The Auburn Theological Seminary faculty, circa 1917
The man standing nonchalantly with his arm resting on the wall is Allen Macy Dulles, professor of theism and apologetics, and father of John ... «Auburn Citizen, Jul 15»
4
The secret world of Harper Lee
Then he asked what her favourite book by Lewis was. “Mere Christianity,” she replied. “Best writing of Christian apologetics in the 20th century.”. «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
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I agree with Alex Kane, and not with Christians who claim persecution
Those who wish to indulge in Christian apologetics – and it is necessary for all Christians to do so to witness to their faith – should never forget ... «Belfast Newsletter, Jul 15»
6
Greece and Global Class War
Racist / imperialist apologetics provide socially divisive rationales for engineered economic divisions. Current mainstream discussion of ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
7
Gay and Catholic: Two views on the Supreme Court's same-sex …
We can apply St. Peter's broad advice on apologetics to this matter. He exhorted, "Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jul 15»
8
Want Religious Freedom? Ditch the Assembly Line and Start …
If I weren't the kind of person who has to give up reading for Lent as a penance, I never would have learned a lick of apologetics, Theology of ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
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Ratio Christi Announces Release of Culture-Challenging Book …
From here, the students may go on to join one of Ratio Christi's apologetics clubs which meets regularly at more than 150 colleges. Sherrard is ... «Christian News Wire, Jul 15»
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Walsingham launches £10m appeal to fund major redevelopment
... to start livestreaming daily Mass and talks via the new media centre, which will also broadcast talks, interviews and apologetics programmes. «The Tablet, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Apologetics [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/apologetics>. May 2024 ».
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