THEODICY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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)

Credits