" apologetic "

 [ "apologetic" ]

1: to provide a defense, usually written, for a belief, theory, or system. Erroneously linked solely to Christian theology.

  * e.g.,  ... Paul exhorted believers to be able to provide an apologetic (explanation) for the hope within them. 

 [ "Apologetics" ]

1: The attempt to rationalize every single thing the Bible says, no matter how genocidal, homicidal, sexist, racist, or totally fucking ridiculous those things might be.

  * e.g.,  ... My apologetics class taught me all about how Moses's slaughter of the Amalekites was justified. I'm ready to teach Sunday School classes now. 

 [ "Apologetics" ]

1: A branch of Christian theology devoted to the study and defense of the holy origins of scripture, as well as the divinely ordained authority of the Church alone to interpret it. To fail apologetics is a sign of intelligence.

  * e.g.,  ... My "F" in freshman Apologetics eventually led me to drop out of semenary and enroll in an Ivy league University. 

 [ "Apologetics" ]

1: Groups of bigoted religious zealots whose primary goal is to label the religions of others as, cults.

  * e.g.,  ... I looked at some Apologetics' web sites and every one of them was calling some other religion, if not several religions, a cult. If they really were cults, the Apologetics wouldn't have had to make such crap about them. 

 [ "Apologetic Mushroom" ]

1: Originally from Kuroko No Basuke; a person who blames themselves for everything, and constantly apologises for their existence.

  * e.g.,  ... Hannah: *picks up phone* Hello? 

 [ "Apologetic Alcoholic" ]

1: Someone who apologizes a lot after drinking a lot

  * e.g.,  ... When he drinks he is such an apologetic alcoholic. 

 [ "apologetic bitch" ]

1: A person who is terrible at standing their ground when acting like a bitch. They lack the ability to own their attitude if it's too mean, unkind, or bitchy. It's regretful for them.

  * e.g.,  ... She can never stand her ground when she puts her foot down in frustration... she's an apologetic bitch. 

 [ "yellow brick road apologetics" ]

1: Coined by Robert M. Price in "The Case Against The Case For Christ", derived from The Wizard of Oz. Arguing for the truth of a controversial, often religiously significant claim by presupposing the truth of some other equally controversial claim.

  * e.g.,  ... "This is why, if apologists like William Lane Craig can get an opponent as far as admitting that Joseph of Arimathea probably did have Jesus interred in his own tomb, and if the women did probably visit the tomb, and that the tomb was probably found to be empty, he can press on to the conclusion that Bingo! Jesus must have risen from the dead! What they somehow do not see is that to argue thus is like arguing that the Emerald City of Oz must actually exist since, otherwise, where would the Yellow Brick Road lead?" -The Case Against The Case For Christ (p.209) "The disciples clearly didn't hallucinate Jesus after the crucifixion since he allowed Thomas to poke his wounds and he shared bread with them. Simultaneous hallucinations involving multiple sensory modalities just don't happen." 

 [ "apologetic guffaw" ]

1: Refers to where someone noisily pretends to regret an action --- such as turning off a light, splashing water, etc. --- which caused someone else momentary shock and/or outrage, when in reality said prankster was completely intentional in performing said minor atrocity, and has gotten a huge giggle out of the hilarious-to-him distressed reaction of his "victim"!

  * e.g.,  ... Dude #1: flips the ceiling-light off in an otherwise-darkened garage where he is fully aware that his buddy is working 

 [ "overly-apologetic" ]

1: a person who apologizes too much or a person who apologizes for things that don't need an apology

  * e.g.,  ... you need to stop being so overly-apologetic.