What's the difference between apologetics and defense?

Apologetics


Definition:

  • (n.) That branch of theology which defends the Holy Scriptures, and sets forth the evidence of their divine authority.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Here they led within 90 seconds against a team whose fragility has been all too clear this term, and still contrived to wilt almost apologetically.
  • (2) Cameron signalled he had no intention of ousting Cable after telling an "end of term" press conference today that the business seceretary "was very apologetic at Cabinet this morning".
  • (3) One day, they are gone, leaving only an apologetic note on the kitchen table.
  • (4) In the second half of Pantene's commercial, previously-apologetic women revolt.
  • (5) He makes the case for spending cuts not in ideological terms, but almost apologetically, as a grim necessity forced by circumstances.
  • (6) Puncheon's long free-kick was met by Marouane Chamakh on the edge of the six-yard box, and although the substitute's header was saved by David Marshall, using his legs, the ball ran to Ledley who nudged it home, almost apologetically.
  • (7) Appearing on The Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC, New York's public radio station, Lehrer – no relation to his host – said he was "not apologetic" and said the debate had been the first "unrehearsed" moment of the presidential campaign.
  • (8) Ellie Lee, a sociologist at Kent University, agrees with this stealth aspect: "People will say secretly to their friends that they enjoy their work, but you have this really apologetic presentation of self amongst working mothers – you know, 'I'd rather work a bit less, I'd rather be with my children'.
  • (9) Dimond claims the person asking him questions for the habitual residence test was "very apologetic" for even making him undergo it.
  • (10) Fouad asked with meek and apologetic smile if he could have our phones.
  • (11) Look, I say, apologetically, I'm going to press ahead.
  • (12) The fishmonger is summoned and scurries away apologetically.
  • (13) said the woman arranging our new mortgage, apologetically.
  • (14) Bronwyn Bishop vows to stay in office despite referral of helicopter trip to police Read more “She has repaid the money with a penalty and, as she said on the weekend, obviously she is sorry, obviously she is apologetic.
  • (15) Apologetic and stony faced, the boss of the Japanese carmaker Toyota repeatedly expressed "sincere regrets" for faulty accelerator pedals linked to dozens of deaths and injuries yesterday as US lawmakers pounded his handling of a safety crisis afflicting more than 8m vehicles globally.
  • (16) The letter I received from East Coast customer services was apologetic, and admitted having let me down both in terms of the malfunctioning machines and the advice given to me by their staff, but the fine was not revoked.
  • (17) She said the waiter was polite, as was a supervisor who was very apologetic but stated that it was hotel policy for mothers to cover up while breastfeeding.
  • (18) Bristling with sonic ideas and anchored by a massive chorus, it’s a confident return for Flowers compared to that slightly apologetic 2010 debut.
  • (19) She still lives with her mum, and wasn’t so much exasperated by that as faintly apologetic for her good fortune.
  • (20) My words, disordered and vague, tumble out of my mouth in hurried little apologetic bursts that start badly before imploding.

Defense


Definition:

  • (n.) Alt. of Defence
  • (v. t.) To furnish with defenses; to fortify.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The defensive modifications of the functions of the ego itself seen in micropsia are closely allied to those seen in the dèjá vu experience and in depersonalization.
  • (2) Steroids are not recommended because they may compromise defenses against an underlying disease process.
  • (3) What constitutes a "mental disorder" for purposes of the insanity defense?
  • (4) Since neutrophils are the first line of defense against infection the vulnerability to infection of the elderly may be due, at least in part, to age-related changes in neutrophils (PMNs).
  • (5) Tests were chosen to assess various aspects of monocyte function that give some insight into the host defense status and the degree of "activation" of the monocyte.
  • (6) It has been speculated that these cigarette smoke-induced alterations contribute to the depressed pulmonary defense mechanisms commonly demonstrated in smokers.
  • (7) The muscle-protein breakdown is sustained and the released amino acids are taken up by the liver and other RE structures where they are used as substrates for energy and for synthesis of defense-related proteins.
  • (8) Two other groups were trained in a classical defensive paradigm.
  • (9) The paper postulates that 'anal or sphincter defensiveness' is one of the precursors of the repression barrier.
  • (10) The complement system provides a critical level of defense against bacterial invasion.
  • (11) Accordingly, the 30-fold differences in aging rate among the mammalian species could be determined in part by peroxidation defense processes.
  • (12) Lovely chip behind the defense on Green's goal, and almost sprung the defense with a clever free kick to play in Dempsey with time running out.
  • (13) The Defense Department can object to a merger involving its key suppliers during a federal antitrust review, which in this case could be led by the Justice Department.
  • (14) The Lerner & Lerner Scale for assessing primitive defenses is reviewed.
  • (15) A lot is being expected of rookie cornerbacks Desmond Trufant and Robert Alford, but defensive co-ordinator Mike Nolan has a good track record of keeping his units competitive.
  • (16) Questions are raised about the recent tendency in psychoanalytic theory to develop or invoke different theories of defense to explain a broad range of clinical phenomena.
  • (17) Hazard, nominated for the Ballon d’Or earlier in the day, broke away from his industrious defensive running to curl a shot on to the base of the far post early on while Willian struck the crossbar with a free-kick just after the interval.
  • (18) Although alpha 1-antiprotease (alpha 1-AP) binds and inactivates NE and is the major antielastase of the lower respiratory tract, antielastase defenses may be overwhelmed in CF, leading to progressive lung damage.
  • (19) Many child analytic patients use defenses to ward off feelings, many have not even reached the developmental level of experiencing feelings.
  • (20) Selective migration results in a relative preponderance of CD4 cells in the diffuse infiltrate and it is suggested that this is a mechanism likely to potentiate defensive reaction to Mycobacterium tuberculosis: any deficiency in selective migration may make immunological defences less effective and so contribute to the chronicity of the lesions of tuberculosis.