theodicy
[thee-od-uh-see]
- 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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Origin of theodicy
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This is the religious exercise known as theodicy: explaining why God allows bad things to happen to good people.
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No theology, no theodicy, has ever attributed to God this title.
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 1 (of 20)Charles Sumner
The work nevertheless appeared in 1710 as the Essays in Theodicy.
TheodicyG. W. Leibniz
And so, to his own and the succeeding generation, Leibniz was known as the author of the Theodicy.
TheodicyG. W. Leibniz
This is particularly so in the Theodicy, as its many citations of theologians suggest.
TheodicyG. W. Leibniz
His theodicy is narrow; shallow, as was the philosophy of his age.
Literary and General Lectures and EssaysCharles Kingsley
theodicy
- the branch of theology concerned with defending the attributes of God against objections resulting from physical and moral evil
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Word Origin
C18: coined by Leibnitz in French as théodicée, from theo- + Greek dikē justice
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