Noun
a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
Source: WordNetAccordingly the Christian Fathers had to defend themselves, as early as the second century, against the charge of being worshipers of the cross, as may be learned from Tertullian, "Apologia," xii., xvii., and Minucius Felix, "Octavius," xxix. Source: Internet
Brahe published an apologia (a defense) of his conclusions, in which he provided additional arguments, as well as condemning Craig's ideas in strong language for being incompetent. Source: Internet
As he proudly claims in his Apologia. Source: Internet
Defoe comments on the tendency to attribute tracts of uncertain authorship to him in his apologia Appeal to Honour and Justice (1715), a defence of his part in Harley's Tory ministry (1710–14). Source: Internet
Autobiography through the ages The classical period: Apologia, oration, confession In antiquity such works were typically entitled apologia, purporting to be self-justification rather than self-documentation. Source: Internet
"Herbert Hoover and the Presidential Campaign of 1932: the Failure of Apologia" Presidential Studies Quarterly 1998 28(2): 349–365 * Clements, Kendrick A. Hoover, Conservation, and Consumerism: Engineering the Good Life. Source: Internet