"apologist" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/ Audio: en-us-apologist.ogg Forms: apologists [plural]
Etymology: From apology + -ist. From French apologiste. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|apology|ist}} apology + -ist, {{uder|en|fr|apologiste}} French apologiste Head templates: {{en-noun}} apologist (plural apologists)
  1. (broadly) One who makes an apology.
    (usually) One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution.
    Tags: broadly, usually Categories (topical): People Translations (one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith): ջատագով (ǰatagov) (Armenian), апалаге́т (apalahjét) [masculine] (Belarusian), апалаге́тка (apalahjétka) [feminine] (Belarusian), абаро́нца (abarónca) (Belarusian), змага́р (zmahár) [masculine] (Belarusian), змага́рка (zmahárka) [feminine] (Belarusian), прыхі́льнік (pryxílʹnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), прыхі́льніца (pryxílʹnica) [feminine] (Belarusian), апологе́т (apologét) [masculine] (Bulgarian), апологе́тка (apologétka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), apologista [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), apologeta [masculine] (Catalan), 辯護士 (Chinese Mandarin), 辩护士 (biànhùshì) (Chinese Mandarin), apologeta [masculine] (Czech), apologetka [feminine] (Czech), forsvarer [common-gender] (Danish), apologet [common-gender] (Danish), skønmaler [common-gender] (Danish), apologeet [masculine] (Dutch), apologeet (Estonian), apologeetta (Finnish), apologiste [feminine, masculine] (French), Apologet [masculine] (German), Apologetin [feminine] (German), apologéta (Hungarian), apologista [feminine, masculine] (Italian), apologeta [feminine, masculine] (Italian), apologeta [masculine] (Polish), apologetka [feminine] (Polish), apologetyk [dated, masculine] (Polish), apologista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), apologet [masculine] (Romanian), apologetă [feminine] (Romanian), апологе́т (apologét) [masculine] (Russian), апологе́тка (apologétka) [feminine] (Russian), защи́тник (zaščítnik) [masculine] (Russian), защи́тница (zaščítnica) (alt: каки́х-либо взгля́дов) [feminine] (Russian), побо́рник (pobórnik) [masculine] (Russian), побо́рница (pobórnica) [feminine] (Russian), аполо̀ге̄т [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), apològēt [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), apologéta [masculine] (Slovak), apologétka [feminine] (Slovak), apologista (Spanish), apologeta (Spanish), apologet [common-gender] (Swedish), апологе́т (apolohét) [masculine] (Ukrainian), апологе́тка (apolohétka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), захисни́к (zaxysnýk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), захисни́ця (zaxysnýcja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), побо́рник (pobórnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), побо́рниця (pobórnycja) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. (broadly) One who makes an apology.
    (uncommon) Synonym of apologizer.
    Tags: broadly, uncommon Categories (topical): People Synonyms: apologizer [synonym, synonym-of]
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Mopologist Related terms: apologetic, apologeticism, apologetics, apologia, apologism, apologize, apologise, apologizer, apologiser, apology Translations (one who makes an apology): undskylder [common-gender] (Danish)
Disambiguation of 'one who makes an apology': 50 50

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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zaxysnýk",
      "sense": "one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "захисни́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zaxysnýcja",
      "sense": "one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "захисни́ця"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pobórnyk",
      "sense": "one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "побо́рник"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pobórnycja",
      "sense": "one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "побо́рниця"
    }
  ],
  "word": "apologist"
}

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