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a) The art or practice of making arguments or controversies
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Polemics — Po*lem ics, n. [Cf. F. pol[ e]mique.] The art or practice of disputation or controversy, especially on religious subjects; that branch of theological science which pertains to the history or conduct of ecclesiastical controversy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polemics — index argument (contention), contest (dispute), controversy (argument), disaccord, disagreement … Law dictionary
polemics — [pō lem′iks, pəlem′iks] n. [see POLEMIC & ICS] [sometimes with pl. v.] the art or practice of disputation or controversy … English World dictionary
polemics — /peuh lem iks, poh /, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the art or practice of disputation or controversy: a master of polemics. 2. the branch of theology dealing with the history or conduct of ecclesiastical disputation and controversy. Cf. irenics.… … Universalium
polemics — n.pl. the art or practice of controversial discussion. * * * noun the branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors • Hypernyms: ↑Christian theology * * * n debate, dispute, argument, controversy, contention, argumentation… … Useful english dictionary
POLEMICS AND POLEMICAL LITERATURE — There were internal polemics with Jewish sectarians in the talmudic and post talmudic periods, and a rich Jewish polemical literature in the Middle Ages. It does not include the continuous and sustained controversies which characterize rabbinical … Encyclopedia of Judaism
polemics per se — argument for the sake of argument, polemics for the sake of it … English contemporary dictionary
polemics — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. debate, contention, argument; see discussion 1 … English dictionary for students
polemics — po lem·ics || pÉ™ lemɪks n. art of argument, debate po·lem·ic || pÉ™ lemɪk n. argument; dispute; controversy; one who tends to argue or dispute adj. argumentative, contentious, quarrelsome, disputatious … English contemporary dictionary
polemics — n. pl. Controversy (especially on theological subjects), disputation, contest … New dictionary of synonyms
