theodicies

Variant of theodicy

theodicy definition

the·odi·cy (t̸hē äd′ə sē)

noun pl. theodicies -·cies

the theological discipline that seeks to explain how the existence of evil in the world can be reconciled with the justice and goodness of God

Etymology: Fr théodicée: coined by Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (1710) < Gr theos, god + dikē, justice

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