Apologete

/ˌæp.əˈlɑdʒ.it/ noun

Definition

One who practices apologetics; a person who makes formal written or spoken defenses of a religious faith or philosophical position.

Etymology

From Greek 'apologetes' (one who speaks in defense), from 'apologia' (defense). Used in early Christian contexts for those who wrote defenses of the faith.

Kelly Says

Early Christian apologetes like Justin Martyr and Origen were trying to explain Christianity to skeptical pagan audiences—they were basically the first religious PR people!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መன்னிப்பு ይבק求する人
men-ni-pu yib-ke-qu su-re pe-ro-n
ARالعربية
المعتذر
al-ma-ta-dhi-r
BNবাংলা
অনুমোদন
anu-mo-don
CACatalà
apologista
ah-po-loh-jee-sta
CSČeština
omluva
om-loo-va
DADansk
undskyld
un-skyld
DEDeutsch
Entschuldiger
ent-shool-di-ger
ELΕλληνικά
αντίποιηση
an-ti-poi-i-si
ESEspañol
apólogo
ah-po-loh-goh
FAفارسی
عذرخواهی
e-dzar-kho-ha-yee
FISuomi
anteeksipyytäjä
an-tee-eksi-pyy-taa-ja
FRFrançais
apologiste
ah-po-loh-geest
GUGU
માફી માગનાર
ma-afi ma-ga-na-ra
HAHA
wanda ya neman afuwa
wan-da ya ne-man afu-wa
HEעברית
מבקש סליחה
me-va-kesh se-li-cha
HIहिन्दी
माफ़ी माँगने वाला
ma-afi maang-ne vaala
HUMagyar
bocsánatot kérő
boch-sa-na-tot ker-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang yang meminta maaf
orang yang minta maaf
IGIG
onye na-akwukwo
on-ye na-ak-wuk-wo
ITItaliano
apologista
ah-po-loh-jee-sta
JA日本語
謝罪者
sha-zai-sha
KKKK
кепілдік
ke-pi-ldik
KMKM
អ្នកស្ងាត់
a-nək s-ngaa-t
KO한국어
사과하는 사람
sa-gwa-haneun saram
MRMR
माफ करण्यास इच्छुक
ma-af kar-nya-as i-chch-uk
MSBahasa Melayu
orang yang memohon maaf
orang yang memohon maaf
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူးတော် ပြောဆိုသူ
kye-zu-taw pya-so-tho-oo
NLNederlands
apologet
ah-po-loh-get
NONorsk
unnskyld
un-skuld
PAPA
ਕੁਸੂਲੀ
ku-soo-lee
PLPolski
przepraszacz
przep-ra-schach
PTPortuguês
apólogo
ah-po-loh-goh
RORomână
împăcător
im-pa-ka-tor
RUРусский
извинител
iz-vi-ni-tel
SVSvenska
förlåt
for-loht
SWKiswahili
mwenye kuomba msamaha
mwen-ye ku-om-ba m-sa-ha-ha
TAதமிழ்
விபரீதம்
vi-pa-ree-tham
TEతెలుగు
తీర్పు
tee-rpu
THไทย
ผู้ขอโทษ
phue-kho-toht
TLTL
taong humihingi ng paumanhin
taong humi-hi-gi ng pa-u-man-hin
TRTürkçe
özür dileyen
oz-ur di-leyen
UKУкраїнська
вибачник
vi-bach-nik
URاردو
معافی مانگنے والا
ma-a-fi man-gay-ne wa-la
VITiếng Việt
người xin lỗi
nguoi xin loi
YOYO
ọ̀kan tí ó ńláàà
o-kan ti o n-laa-aa
ZH中文
道歉者
dao-qian-zhe
ZUZU
umuntu omuhle
oo-mu-ntu o-muh-le

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