Definition
A formal written or spoken defense or justification of a belief, position, or system of thought.
Etymology
From Latin 'apologia', from Greek 'apologia' (defense), from 'apologeisthai' (to speak in defense). This is the classical term for an organized defense argument.
Kelly Says
Famous examples include Plato's 'Apologia' of Socrates and John Henry Newman's religious 'Apologia Pro Vita Sua'—these aren't groveling apologies but intellectual defenses!
Translations
ARالعربية
اعتذار
i-a-th-zar
CACatalà
apologia
ah-po-loh-gee-ah
CSČeština
apologie
ah-po-loh-gee
DADansk
apologi
ah-po-loh-gee
DEDeutsch
Apologie
ah-po-loh-gee
ELΕλληνικά
απολογία
ah-po-loh-gee-ah
ESEspañol
apología
ah-po-loh-gee-ah
FISuomi
apologia
ah-po-loh-gee-ah
FRFrançais
apologie
ah-po-loh-jee
HUMagyar
apologia
ah-po-loh-gee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
apologi
ah-po-loh-gee
IGIG
ihe n'egbu
i-he n'e-gbu
ITItaliano
apologia
ah-po-loh-gee-ah
KMKM
ការប្រstagland
ka-ar-bra-s-ta-lad
MRMR
माफ करण्याची कारणे
ma-af kar-nya-chee ka-ra-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
apologi
ah-po-loh-gee
MYမြန်မာ
ကာကွယ်
ka-ka-kwe
NLNederlands
apologie
ah-po-loh-gee
NONorsk
apologi
ah-po-loh-gee
PLPolski
apologia
ah-po-loh-gee-ah
PTPortuguês
apologia
ah-po-loh-gee-ah
RORomână
aplogie
ah-ploe-gee
RUРусский
апология
apo-lo-gi-ya
SVSvenska
apologi
ah-po-loh-gee
SWKiswahili
msamaha
m-sa-ha-ha
TAதமிழ்
விளக்கம்
vi-lak-kam
TEతెలుగు
వ్యవస్థాపన
vyavastha-pa-na
THไทย
การอธิบาย
gaan-a-thi-bai
TLTL
pagsasabi
pa-gsa-sa-bi
TRTürkçe
savunma
sa-vun-ma
UKУкраїнська
апологія
apo-lo-gi-ya
VITiếng Việt
biện bạch
bien-bach
YOYO
ìwọ́ àwọn
ee-wo aw-on