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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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Adjective modifier

  • irenaean: The Irenaean theodicy justifies evil as being soul making, while the Augustinian form puts evil down to the exercise of human free will.

Modifies a noun

  • question: This atheism is profoundly theological, for the theodicy question -- " If there is a good God, why all this evil?
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