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polemic |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Polemic \Po*lem"ic\, a. [Gr. ? warlike, fr.? war: cf F. pol['e]mique.] 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Polemic \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: polemic adj : of or involving dispute or controversy [syn: {polemical}] n : a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
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