disputation
noun
- formalized method of debate designed to uncover and establish truths in theology and in sciences
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dɪsˌpjuːˈteɪʃən/
noun
Etymology: English dispute + -ation, from Old French disputation, from Latin disputatio.
- The act of disputing; a dispute or argument.
“And like the battles fought over baptism by sprinkling as opposed to total immersion, these modern-day disputations can be tedious.”
- A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other over a belief or proposition.