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cosmodicy

cosmodicy noun: a justification of the fundamental goodness of the universe, especially in regard to the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse justifying the ways of the universe.

Noun

cosmodicy (usually uncountable, plural cosmodicies)

  1. (usually) A justification of the fundamental goodness of the universe, especially in regard to the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse justifying the ways of the universe.

Forms of cosmodicy

pluralcosmodicies

Origin of cosmodicy

From the Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world, universe”) + δίκη (díkē, “justice”); influenced by theodicy.

Questions about cosmodicy

What does cosmodicy mean?
Cosmodicy means a justification of the fundamental goodness of the universe, especially in regard to the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse justifying the ways of the universe.
What part of speech is cosmodicy?
Cosmodicy is a noun.
What is the plural of cosmodicy?
The plural of cosmodicy is cosmodicies.

Words near cosmodicy in the dictionary

  1. cosmocratic
  2. cosmocrator
  3. cosmocrators
  4. cosmocrats
  5. cosmodicies
  6. cosmodicy
  7. cosmodrome
  8. cosmodromes
  9. cosmogeneses
  10. cosmogenesis
  11. cosmogenetic

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