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Apogee
n.
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Fig.: The farthest or highest point; culmination.
Apogeotropic
a.
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Bending away from the ground; -- said of leaves, etc.
Apogeotropism
n.
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The apogeotropic tendency of some leaves, and other parts.
Apograph
n.
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A copy or transcript.
Apohyal
a.
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Of or pertaining to a portion of the horn of the hyoid bone.
Apoise
adv.
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Balanced.
Apolar
a.
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Having no radiating processes; -- applied particularly to certain nerve cells.
Apolaustic
a.
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Devoted to enjoyment.
Apollinarian
a.
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In honor of Apollo; as, the Apollinarian games.
Apollinarian
n.
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A follower of Apollinaris, Bishop of Laodicea in the fourth century, who denied the proper humanity of Christ.
Apollinaris water
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An effervescing alkaline mineral water used as a table beverage. It is obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg, near Bonn.
Apollo
n.
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A deity among the Greeks and Romans. He was the god of light and day (the "sun god"), of archery, prophecy, medicine, poetry, and music, etc., and was represented as the model of manly grace and beauty; -- called also Phebus.
Apollonian
a.
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Alt. of Apollonic
Apollonic
a.
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Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Apollo.
Apollyon
n.
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The Destroyer; -- a name used (Rev. ix. 11) for the angel of the bottomless pit, answering to the Hebrew Abaddon.
Apologer
n.
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A teller of apologues.
Apologetic
a.
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Alt. of Apologetical
Apologetical
a.
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Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense, or by way of apology; regretfully excusing; as, an apologetic essay.
Apologetically
adv.
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By way of apology.
Apologetics
n.
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That branch of theology which defends the Holy Scriptures, and sets forth the evidence of their divine authority.
Apologist
n.
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One who makes an apology; one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution; especially, one who argues in defense of Christianity.
Apologized
imp. & p. p.
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of Apologize
Apologizing
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Apologize
Apologize
v. i.
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To make an apology or defense.
Apologize
v. i.
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To make an apology or excuse; to make acknowledgment of some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends; -- with for; as, my correspondent apologized for not answering my letter.
Apologize
v. t.
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To defend.
Apologizer
n.
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One who makes an apology; an apologist.
Apologue
n.
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A story or relation of fictitious events, intended to convey some moral truth; a moral fable.
Apologies
pl.
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of Apology
Apology
n.
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Something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to disapprobation; justification; as, Tertullian's Apology for Christianity.