polemics

[ puh-lem-iks, poh- ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the art or practice of disputation or controversy:

   a master of polemics.

2. the branch of theology dealing with the history or conduct of ecclesiastical disputation and controversy.

polemics

/ pəˈlɛmɪks /

noun

1. functioning as singular the art or practice of dispute or argument, as in attacking or defending a doctrine or belief

Word History and Origins

Origin of polemics¹

First recorded in 1630–40; polemic, -ics

Example Sentences

My hope is that Rand Paul now recognizes that even the most conservative Americans want to hear about policy, not polemics.

From The Daily Beast

In America, increasingly agitated polemics by Israeli right-wingers were flying around the right-blogosphere.

From The Daily Beast

The problem is that the experience appears to have left him with an insatiable appetite for polemics.

From The Daily Beast

Surely, the Jewish tradition deserves better than to be dragged into political polemics.

From The Daily Beast

“Me, I am not here to create polemics, I am not here to create problems,” he said.

From The Daily Beast

To the Railway News he was a valued contributor, and in railway polemics a master.

From Project Gutenberg

All this persiflage, in harmony with the polemics of the Gorgias, derides and degrades the Rhetors collectively.

From Project Gutenberg

That one scene makes an indelible impression on the reader's mind, and counteracts tons of polemics.

From Project Gutenberg

They must be regarded as far better authority than the writings of religious polemics.

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Dryden's times, and possibly something in his own character, trained his muse to polemics.

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