Associations to the word «Polemic»

Wiktionary

POLEMIC, noun. A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
POLEMIC, noun. An argument or controversy.
POLEMIC, noun. ​A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
POLEMIC, adjective. Having the characteristics of a polemic.

Dictionary definition

POLEMIC, noun. A writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology).
POLEMIC, noun. A controversy (especially over a belief or dogma).
POLEMIC, adjective. Of or involving dispute or controversy.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn