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Princeton's WordNet

  1. polemic, polemicaladjective

    of or involving dispute or controversy

Wiktionary

  1. polemicalnoun

    A diatribe or polemic

  2. polemicaladjective

    of, or relating to argument or controversy; polemic or contentious

  3. polemicaladjective

    aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Polemical, Polemickadjective

    Controversial; disputative.

    Etymology: πολεμιϰὸς.

    I have had but little respite from these polemical exercises, and, notwithstanding all the rage and malice of the adversaries of our church, I sit down contented. Edward Stillingfleet.

    The nullity of this distinction has been solidly shewn by most of our polemick writers of the protestant church. South.

    The best method to be used with these polemical ladies, is to shew them the ridiculous side of their cause. Addison.

Wikipedia

  1. polemical

    Polemic () is contentious rhetoric intended to support a specific position by forthright claims and to undermine the opposing position. The practice of such argumentation is called polemics, which are seen in arguments on controversial topics. A person who writes polemics, or speaks polemically, is called a polemicist. The word derives from Ancient Greek πολεμικός (polemikos) 'warlike, hostile', from πόλεμος (polemos) 'war'.Polemics often concern questions in religion or politics. A polemical style of writing was common in Ancient Greece, as in the writings of the historian Polybius. Polemic again became common in medieval and early modern times. Since then, famous polemicists have included satirist Jonathan Swift; Italian physicist and mathematician Galileo; French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher Voltaire; Christian anarchist Leo Tolstoy; socialist philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels; novelist George Orwell; playwright George Bernard Shaw; communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin; psycholinguist Noam Chomsky; social critics Christopher Hitchens and Peter Hitchens; existential philosopher Søren Kierkegaard; and Friedrich Nietzsche, author of On the Genealogy of Morality: A Polemic. Polemical journalism was common in continental Europe when libel laws were not as stringent as they are now.To support study of 17th to 19th century controversies, a British research project has placed online thousands of polemical pamphlets from that period.Discussions of atheism, humanism, and Christianity have remained open to polemic into the 21st century.

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  1. polemical

    Polemical refers to a style of writing or communication that is controversial, critical, or strongly assertive, aiming to strongly defend or challenge another's belief or opinion. It involves aggressive attacks or refutation on a particular topic, often in order to stimulate debate or controversy.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Polemicaladjective

    polemic; controversial; disputatious

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of polemical in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of polemical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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