Definitions for: Polemic


[n] a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
[adj] of or involving dispute or controversy



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.


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.

Synonyms: controversial, polemical

See Also: arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disputation, tilt

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