polemics

  • 11polemics — n. pl. Controversy (especially on theological subjects), disputation, contest …

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  • 12polemics — n argumentation, argument, disputation, dispute, contention, controversy, litigation, wrangling, bickering, Rare. disceptation …

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  • 13polemics — po•lem•ics [[t]pəˈlɛm ɪks, poʊ [/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) 1) the art or practice of disputation or controversy 2) rel the branch of theology dealing with ecclesiastical disputation and controversy • Etymology: 1630–40 …

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  • 14polemics — /pəˈlɛmɪks/ (say puh lemiks) noun the art or practice of disputation or controversy, especially in theology …

  • 15DISPUTATIONS AND POLEMICS — in the pagan environment the christian environment and mission dialogue with tryphon celsus in the christian and muslim medieval milieu gregory of tours and priscus gilbert crispin christian religious drama chronicle of ahimaaz 12TH CENTURY in… …

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  • 16Petrus Alphonsi — (also known as Peter Alfonsi; born Moses Sepharadi) (1062 ndash; 1110) was a Jewish Spanish writer and astronomer, and polemicist, who converted to Christianity. He was physician to King Alfonso VI of Castile.Alphonsi was born at Huesca, Aragon,… …

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  • 17ISLAM — The word conveys the sense of total and exclusive submission to Allah and is the name of the religion enunciated by the Prophet muhammad in the city of Mecca at the beginning of the seventh century C.E. An adherent of it is called a Muslim, a… …

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  • 18Russian Language and Literature — • Russian is a Slav language belonging to the Indo European family Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Russian Language and Literature     Russian Language and Literature …

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  • 19Sino-Soviet split — The Sino Soviet split was a gradual divergence of diplomatic ties between the People s Republic of China (PRC) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) during the Cold War. The split began in the late 1950s, reaching a peak in 1969 and… …

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  • 20CHRISTIANITY — CHRISTIANITY, a general term denoting the historic community deriving from the original followers of Jesus of Nazareth; the institutions, social and cultural patterns, and the beliefs and doctrines evolved by this community; and – in the   widest …

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