- polemicists
- po'lem·i·cist || pə'lemɪsɪst n. one who argues, argumentative person, disputatious person
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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animal worship — veneration of an animal, usually because of its connection with a particular deity. The term was used by Western religionists in a pejorative manner and by ancient Greek and Roman polemicists against theriomorphic religions those religions whose … Universalium
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