polemic, polemical
(adjective) of or involving dispute or controversy
polemic
(noun) a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
polemicist, polemist, polemic
(noun) a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
polemic (plural polemics)
A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
An argument or controversy.
A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
• (person): controversialist, disputant, polemicist
• (strong verbal or written attack): harangue, screed, rant, tirade, philippic
polemic (comparative more polemic, superlative most polemic)
Having the characteristics of a polemic.
• polemical
• compile
Source: Wiktionary
Po*lem"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. polémique.]
1. Of or pertaining to controversy; maintaining, or involving, controversy; controversial; disputative; as, a polemic discourse or essay; polemic theology.
2. Engaged in, or addicted to, polemics, or to controversy; disputations; as, a polemic writer. South.
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. The sarcasms and invectives of the young polemic. Macaulay.
2. A polemic argument or controversy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
