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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Apologue
Britannica 11thAPOLOGUE (from the Gr. dTroXoyos, a statement or account), a short fable or allegorical story, meant to serve as a pleasant vehicle for some moral doctrine or to convey some useful lesson. One of the best known is that of Jotham in the Book of Judges (ix. 7-15 ...
Vol. 2, pp. 194-194
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Apologetics
Britannica 11th... he spiritual content of Christ's revelations — nay, that it was itself the n. 7 APOLOGUE— APOPHTHEGM vehicle of great truths. So he will argue as the essence of the matter that (iv.) he who has occupied Christ's place in history, and won such reverence from th ...
Vol. 2, pp. 189-194
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Apology
Britannica 11thAPOLOGY (from Gr. airo \oyia, defence), in its usual sense, an expression of regret for something which has been wrongfully said or done; a withdrawal or retraction of some charge or imputation which is false. In an action for libel, the fact that an apology h
Vol. 2, pp. 194-194
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