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POLEMICS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does polemics mean?
• POLEMICS (noun)
The noun POLEMICS has 1 sense:
1. the branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors
Familiarity information: POLEMICS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("polemics" is a kind of...):
Christian theology (the teachings of Christian churches)
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