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Polemic
Po-lem′ic
,Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] warlike, fr.[GREEK] war: cf. F.
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
writerSouth.
Po-lem′ic
,Noun.
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.