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Webster 1913 Edition
Apologist
A-pol′o-gist
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
apologiste
.] One who makes an apology; one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution; especially, one who argues in defense of Christianity.
Webster 1828 Edition
Apologist
APOL'OGIST
,Noun.
One who makes an apology; one who speaks or writes in defense of another.