theodicy

Definitions


[θɪˈɒdɪsi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the vindication of divine providence in view of the existence of evil
(e.g: the question of theodicy)


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Origin:
late 18th century: from French Théodicée, the title of a work by Leibniz, from Greek theos ‘god’ + dikē ‘justice’




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