Word Meaning

polemics definition and meaning

a. Of or pertaining to controversy; maintaining, or involving, controversy; controversial; disputative; as, a polemic discourse or essay; polemic theology.
a. Engaged in, or addicted to, polemics, or to controversy; disputations; as, a polemic writer.
n. One who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
n. A polemic argument or controversy.
n. The art or practice of disputation or controversy, especially on religious subjects; that branch of theological science which pertains to the history or conduct of ecclesiastical controversy.

Crossword clues for polemics

- Argument or controversy
- Fierce verbal or written attack
- Strong verbal or written attack