 This parallel sense associated with "apologizing" for a wrong, progressively became the predominant usage until the 18th century when the older Latin meaning re-emerged to be recorded in 1784.This became the dominant meaning, owing in a large part to the publication of the influential work, "Apologia Pro Vita Sua", in 1865.John Henry Newman was regarded as a premiere religious figure even before writing his definitive essay, "Apologia Pro Vita Sua".