apologia (ˌæpəˈləʊdʒɪə
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Definitions
noun
- a formal written defence of a cause or one's beliefs or conduct
Usage examples
`It's something many people do, as if their...' I didn't want him to digress on to an apologia for Florence's behaviour.
, Time of the Wolf (1994)The Hunting Apes, however, is not an apologia for the original theory.
New Scientist (1999)The UN has given the Palestinian Authority its apologia for its vicious campaign of terror against Israel.
Irish Times (2002)In truth, it was difficult to make sense of his strangulated apologia.
Belfast Telegraph (2004)The truth was that Paul's apologia failed to answer Suenens ' main point: the question of celibacy should be collegially discussed.
, Paul VI - The First Modern Pope (1993)