Definition of "apologist" []

• A person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as a doctrine, policy, or institution. (noun)

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• "That which he describes as apologist was the ideal and not the real in his congregation."
• "An apologist is somebody that defends the actions of another."
• "Rab says: jwest thinks being a rape apologist is an actual job"