Definition
Relating to or of the nature of an apology or defense; characteristic of making a justification or explanation.
Etymology
From 'apology' (Greek 'apologia,' a defense) with the adjective suffix '-al,' forming a technical term used in rhetoric and theology to describe defensive discourse.
Kelly Says
The word 'apology' is wildly misleading in English—it originally meant a formal defense (like 'Plato's Apology' of Socrates), not an admission of guilt, which is why apologetics sounds so scholarly!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አፖሎጋል
a-po-loh-ga-l
ARالعربية
أبولوجال
ab-oo-loh-ja-l
BNবাংলা
অপোলোগাল
a-po-loh-ga-l
CACatalà
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
CSČeština
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
DADansk
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
DEDeutsch
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
ELΕλληνικά
απολογαλ
a-po-loh-ga-l
ESEspañol
apologal
ah-po-loh-gah-l
FAفارسی
آپولوگال
a-po-loo-ga-l
FISuomi
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
FRFrançais
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
GUGU
આપોલોગલ
a-po-loh-ga-l
HAHA
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
HEעברית
אפולוגל
a-po-loh-gal
HIहिन्दी
अपोलोगल
a-po-loh-ga-l
HUMagyar
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
IDBahasa Indonesia
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
IGIG
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
ITItaliano
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
JA日本語
アポロゴール
a-po-ro-goo-ru
KKKK
апологал
a-po-loh-gal
MRMR
अपोलोगल
a-po-loh-ga-l
MSBahasa Melayu
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
MYမြန်မာ
အပိုလိုဂယ်
a-po-lo-ga-e
NLNederlands
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
NONorsk
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
PAPA
ਅਪੋਲੋਗਲ
a-po-loh-ga-l
PLPolski
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
PTPortuguês
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
RORomână
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
RUРусский
апологал
a-po-loh-gal
SVSvenska
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
SWKiswahili
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
TAதமிழ்
அப்போலோகல்
a-ppo-loh-ka-l
TEతెలుగు
అపోలోగల్
a-po-loh-ga-l
THไทย
อพอลโลกา
a-po-loh-ka
TLTL
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
TRTürkçe
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
UKУкраїнська
апологал
a-po-loh-gal
URاردو
اپولوجل
a-po-loh-jal
VITiếng Việt
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
YOYO
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l
ZH中文
阿波罗加尔
a-bo-luo-jia-er
ZUZU
apologal
ah-poh-loh-gah-l