English-Thai Dictionary
apologetic
ADJ ที่ แสดงถึง การ ขออภัย ที่ แสดง การ เสียใจ ต่อ regretful remorseful sorry ti-sa-daeng-thueng-kan-kho-ar-phai
apologetics
N สาขาข องศา สน ศาสตร์ ที่ เกี่ยวกับ การป้องกัน หรือ พิสูจน์ ความ เป็น คริสเตียน sa-kha-khong-sad-sa-na-sad-ti-kiao-kab-kan-pong-kan-rue-phi-sud-khwam-pen-khrid-tian
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
APOLOGETIC, APOLOGETICAL
a.[Gr. to speak in defense of; and speech. ] Defending by words or arguments; excusing; said or written in defense, or by way of apology; as an apologetic essay.
APOLOGETICALLY
adv. By way of apology or excuse.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
APOLOGETIC; APOLOGETICAL
A *pol `o *get "ic, A *pol `o *get "ic *al, a. Etym: [Gr. Logic. ]
Defn: Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense, or by way of apology; regretfully excusing; as, an apologetic essay. "To speak in a subdued and apologetic tone. " Macaulay.
APOLOGETICALLY
APOLOGETICALLY A *pol `o *get "ic *al *ly, adv.
Defn: By way of apology.
APOLOGETICS
APOLOGETICS A *pol `o *get "ics, n.
Defn: That branch of theology which defends the Holy Scriptures, and sets forth the evidence of their divine authority.
New American Oxford Dictionary
apologetic
a pol o get ic |əˌpäləˈjetik əˈˌpɑləˈʤɛdɪk | ▶adjective regretfully acknowledging or excusing an offense or failure: she was very apologetic about the whole incident. • of the nature of a formal defense or justification of something such as a theory or religious doctrine: the apologetic proposition that production for profit is the same thing as production for need. ▶noun a reasoned argument or writing in justification of something, typically a theory or religious doctrine: free market apologetics. DERIVATIVES a pol o get i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun denoting a formal defense or justification ): from French apologétique or late Latin apologeticus, from Greek apologētikos, from apologeisthei ‘speak in one's own defense, ’ from apologia (see apology ). The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.
apologetics
a pol o get ics |əˌpäləˈjetiks əˌpɑləˈʤɛdɪks | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. or pl. ] reasoned arguments or writings in justification of something, typically a theory or religious doctrine. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from apologetic .
Oxford Dictionary
apologetic
apolo |get ¦ic |əpɒləˈdʒɛtɪk | ▶adjective 1 expressing or showing regretful acknowledgement of an offence or failure: she was very apologetic about the whole incident | an apologetic smile. 2 constituting a formal defence or justification of a theory or doctrine. DERIVATIVES apologetically adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun denoting a formal justification ): from French apologétique or late Latin apologeticus, from Greek apologētikos, from apologeisthei ‘speak in one's own defence ’, from apologia (see apology ). The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.
apologetics
apolo |get ¦ics |əpɒləˈʤɛtɪks | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. or pl. ] reasoned arguments or writings in justification of something, typically a theory or religious doctrine: apologetics for the slave trade are quite out of order. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from apologetic .
American Oxford Thesaurus
apologetic
apologetic adjective the students who defaced the lockers seemed truly apologetic: regretful, sorry, contrite, remorseful, rueful, penitent, repentant; conscience-stricken, compunctious, shamefaced, ashamed. ANTONYMS unrepentant. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Oxford Thesaurus
apologetic
apologetic adjective she was very apologetic about the whole incident: regretful, full of regret, sorry, contrite, remorseful, penitent, repentant, rueful, deprecatory, self-reproachful; conscience-stricken, red-faced, shamefaced, sheepish, hangdog, ashamed, in sackcloth and ashes; rare compunctious. ANTONYMS unrepentant, impenitent; defiant. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Spanish Dictionary
apologética
apologética nombre femenino relig Parte de la teología que pretende defender racional e históricamente los dogmas de la fe cristiana .
apologético, -ca
apologético, -ca adjetivo 1 De la apología o que está relacionado con ella :según el investigador, estas canciones no son ni críticas ni apologéticas acerca del modo de vivir de los jóvenes .2 De la apologética o relacionado con ella :la producción literaria apologética y polémica de los hebreos españoles del período godo fue mínima .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
apologetic
a pol o get ic /əpɑ̀lədʒétɪk |əpɔ̀l -/形容詞 1 〈人が 〉 «…について » 申し訳なく思う, 残念に思う «about » .2 申し訳なさそうな, 残念そうな 〈表情 人など 〉; 謝罪の, 弁明の 〈手紙など 〉.a p ò l o g é t i cal ly 副詞
The Wordsmith Dictionary