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Meanings of polemic in английском

испанский
polemista

A person who is often engaged in polemics.

        polemista

        Relating to a polemic or causing a polemic.

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              Examples for "polemical"
              1
              One of South Africa's most celebrated writers, her work is uncompromisingly polemical.
              The Irish Times
              2
              Scholastic learning and polemical divinity retarded the growth of all true knowledge.
              The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part D. / From...
              3
              No one can be a true theologian without being polemical on occasion.
              Luther Examined and Reexamined / A Review of Catholic Criticism ...
              4
              He was learned, if polemical knowledge could entitle him to that praise.
              The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part E. / From...
              5
              He's done so not by any polemical means, but simply by painting pictures.
              The Irish Times

              A strong verbal or written attack; the practice of engaging in controversial debate.

                    Usage of polemic in английском
                    1
                    Falsafah was not entirely dead as a result of al-Ghazzali's polemic, however.
                    A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
                    2
                    At one level this is amusing polemic and is perhaps best ignored.
                    The Irish Times
                    3
                    This was not a reactionary polemic against collectivism or the welfare state.
                    The Guardian
                    4
                    There is, accordingly, no proper polemic in the sphere of pure reason.
                    The Critique of Pure Reason
                    5
                    There was Gary Mitchell, thinking all that polemic was in the past.
                    The Irish Times
                    6
                    Hollande's team refuse to be drawn into a polemic over the issue.
                    The Guardian
                    7
                    Wisdom literature acquired a polemic edge in Alexandria in about 50 BCE.
                    A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
                    8
                    Today, the power, incisiveness and passion of Engels's polemic remain undiminished.
                    The Guardian
                    9
                    Today is not the day for polemic or a heavy duty medical topics.
                    The Irish Times
                    10
                    I was, however, disappointed at the polemic rather than academic approach.
                    The Irish Times
                    11
                    On the contrary, the line forms part of a poetic polemic against atheism.
                    The Irish Times
                    12
                    It is the most effective polemic on the subject, I have yet seen.
                    The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved in 50 Arguments
                    13
                    He saw clearly; for his aim was not polemic, but artistic.
                    Mark Twain
                    14
                    Al-Ghazzali devoted a considerable part of his polemic against al-Farabi and Ibn Sina.
                    A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
                    15
                    Is it not only facts that are sacred and not polemic?
                    The Guardian
                    16
                    It read like a socialist polemic, but I saw something different.
                    Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software
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                    испанский
                    polemistapolémica
                    Polemic through the time
                    Polemic across language varieties
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