apologia

[ ap-uh-loh-jee-uh ]

noun

1. an apology, as in defense or justification of a belief, idea, etc.
2. Literature. a work written as an explanation or justification of one's motives, convictions, or acts.

apologia

/ ˌæpəˈləʊdʒɪə /

noun

1. a formal written defence of a cause or one's beliefs or conduct

Word History and Origins

Origin of apologia¹

1775–85; < Late Latin < Greek: a speaking in defense. See apo-, log-, -ia

Example Sentences

If female swing voters learn how much the GOP is built on apologia for sexual violence, focus group information suggests it will turn them away from Trump.

From Salon

An apologia writ in hair about what happens when a muscular intellect is married to frail corporate governance.

From New York Times

His "academic" opinion-writing in the Washington Post was thinly veiled apologia for those who opposed equal rights for women and Black people.

From Salon

The bank is nearly a year into an extended apologia for its consumer woes, which at one point included Marcus, a consumer division named after the company’s founder.

From New York Times

For an apologia for women without children, Heffington’s book is surprisingly silent when it comes to the question of agency.

From Washington Post