different between apologist vs apologetic

English

Etymology

apology +? -ist. From French apologiste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??p?l.?.d??st/

Noun

apologist (plural apologists)

1. One who makes an apology.
2. 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.

Synonyms

• (one who makes an apology): apologizer, apologiser

Related terms

• apologetic
• apologetics
• apologeticism
• apologia
• apologize, apologise
• apologizer, apologiser
• apology

Translations

References

• apologist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Alternative forms

• apologetick

Etymology

From French apologétique, from Ancient Greek ???????????? (apolog?tikós, “of or suitable for defense”), from ??????????? (apologésthai, “to speak in defense of”).

Pronunciation

• (US): IPA^(key): /??p?l??d??t?k/
• (UK): IPA^(key): /??p?l??d??t?k/

Adjective

apologetic (comparative more apologetic, superlative most apologetic)

1. Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing

   His tone was apologetic as he explained what had happened.
2. (dated) Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense.

Synonyms

• (having the character of an apology): sorry, remorseful; regretful

Related terms

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French apologétique

Adjective

apologetic m or n (feminine singular apologetic?, masculine plural apologetici, feminine and neuter plural apologetice)

1. apologetic

Declension