polemics Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors
  2. noun a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
    polemic; polemist; polemicist.
  3. noun a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
    polemic.

WordNet

Po*lem"ics noun
Etymology
Cf. F. polémique.
Definitions
  1. The art or practice of disputation or controversy, especially on religious subjects; that branch of theological science which pertains to the history or conduct of ecclesiastical controversy.

Webster 1913