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theodicy

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the·od·i·cy  (th-d-s)
n. pl. the·od·i·cies
A vindication of God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil.
[After Essai de théodicée, a work by Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz : Greek theo-, theo- + Greek dik, order, right; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]
theodicy
the vindication of the goodness of God in the face of the existence of evil. — theodicean, adj.
See also: Goodness
the vindication of the goodness of God in the face of the existence of evil. — theodicean, adj.
See also: God and Gods
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Noun1.theodicy - the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil
theology, divinity - the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
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