Polemic vs Entreaty - What's the difference?
polemic | entreaty |
A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
An argument or controversy.
(senseid)A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
The act of entreating or beseeching; urgent prayer; earnest petition; pressing solicitation.
(archaic) A treatment; reception; entertainment.
As nouns the difference between polemic and entreaty
is that polemic is a person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant while entreaty is the act of entreating or beseeching; urgent prayer; earnest petition; pressing solicitation.As an adjective polemic
is having the characteristics of a polemic.polemic
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Alternative forms
* polemick (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (person) controversialist, disputant * (strong verbal or written attack) harangue, screed, rant, tiradeDerived terms
* polemical * polemicistSynonyms
* polemicalExternal links
* *Anagrams
*entreaty
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Noun
(entreaties)- We need an entreaty to stop the hostilities.