Apologie, nf : justification, vindication, praise.

The French word « apologie» looks almost exactly like the English word “apology.”

The word “apology” in English typically means “an expression of regret.”

In French « apologie » means “justification, vindication, praise.”

Ce livre est une apologie de la curiosité.
This book is a justification of curiosity.
This book is praise for curiosity.