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THEODICY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does theodicy mean?
• THEODICY (noun)
The noun THEODICY has 1 sense:
1. the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil
Familiarity information: THEODICY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("theodicy" is a kind of...):
divinity; theology (the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth)
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