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Christian 'Apologist' or 'Apologetic'

nij · 2008-01-25 11:42:44

I've always know the term for someone who takes part in Christian Apologetics to be 'Christian Apologist', but is it ever correct to call such a person a 'Christian Apologetic'? I didn't think it was, but I saw somebody using that term.

25-01-2008 11:42am

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nij

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I've always know the term for someone who takes part in Christian Apologetics to be 'Christian Apologist', but is it ever correct to call such a person a 'Christian Apologetic'? I didn't think it was, but I saw somebody using that term.

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#2 02-02-2008 3:09pm

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No. Apologetic is an adjective, whereas apologist is a noun.

So people might be apologetic about something, but that makes them apologists.

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#3 04-06-2008 12:15am

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Slow coach wrote: »

No. Apologetic is an adjective, whereas apologist is a noun.

Nope, there is also a noun. An apologetic is a formal defence of something.

However the OP is correct. Someone producing such an apologetic is an apologist, and I can't find apologetic attested as a synonym for apologist anywhere.

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