JUSTIFIER

apologist, vindicator, justifier

(noun) a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; “an apologist for capital punishment”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

justifier (plural justifiers)

(chiefly, philosophy) One who, or that which, justifies some belief or action.

One who pardons and absolves from guilt and punishment.

(computing, typography) A machine, program or algorithm that justifies text by aligning it.

Source: Wiktionary


Jus"ti*fi`er, n.

Definition: One who justifies; one who vindicates, supports, defends, or absolves. Justifiers of themselves and hypocrites. Strype. That he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Rom. iii. 26.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

11 January 2025

COWBERRY

(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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