Found 3 items, similar to polemic.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: polemic
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: polemic
polemic
n 1: a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in
theology) [syn:
polemicist,
polemist]
2: a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
polemic
adj : of or involving dispute or controversy [syn:
polemical]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Polemic
Polemic
\Po*lem"ic\, a. [Gr. ? warlike, fr.? war: cf. F.
pol['e]mique.]
1. Of or pertaining to controversy; maintaining, or
involving, controversy; controversial; disputative; as, a
polemic discourse or essay; polemic theology.
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2. Engaged in, or addicted to, polemics, or to controversy;
disputations; as, a polemic writer. --South.
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Polemic
\Po*lem"ic\, n.
1. One who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or
system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics;
a controversialist; a disputant.
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The sarcasms and invectives of the young polemic.
--Macaulay.
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2. A polemic argument or controversy.
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