Apologist

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  • noun. A person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as a doctrine, policy, or institution.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who speaks or writes in defense of anything; one who champions a person or a cause, whether in public address or by literary means; one who makes an apology or defense.
  • noun. Specifically Eccles., a defender of Christianity; in particular, one of the authors of the early Christian apologies.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who makes an apology; one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution; especially, one who argues in defense of Christianity.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. One who makes an apology.
  • noun. One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution
    • Word Usage
    "That which he describes as apologist was the ideal and not the real in his congregation."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    advocate  advocator  exponent  proponent  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Scientologist  anesthesiologist  anthropologist  endocrinologist  entomologist  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    adherent  admirer  advocate  biographer  casuist  
    Synonym
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    Maecenas  Philadelphia lawyer  abettor  admirer  advocate  
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