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the·od·i·cy 
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| a vindication of the divine attributes, particularly holiness and justice, in establishing or allowing the existence of physical and moral evil. |
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theodicy
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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 dikē, order, right; see deik- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil |
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Theodicy
The*od"i*cy\, n. [NL. theodic[ae]a, fr. Gr. ? God + ? right, justice: cf. F. th['e]odic['e]e.]1. A vindication of the justice of God in ordaining or permitting natural and moral evil. 2. That department of philosophy which treats of the being, perfections, and government of God, and the immortality of the soul. --Krauth-Fleming.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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