theodicy
UK/θiːˈɒd.ɪ.si/US/θiˈɑd.ɪ.si/
theodicy noun: a justification of a deity or of particular attributes of a deity; specifically, a justification of the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse justifying the ways of God.
Noun
theodicy (plural theodicies)
- A justification of a deity or of particular attributes of a deity; specifically, a justification of the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse justifying the ways of God.
- 2000 [Kluwer Academic], Charles Seymour, A Theodicy of Hell, 2010, Springer, Softcover reprint, page 195,
In general, my theodicy of hell is more congenial to those denominations with less rigidly defined doctrinal systems.
Does this mean I have allowed theodicy to encroach on theology, contrary to... - Distilling the characteristic features of the theodicies of the world religions, Weber identified five varieties or forms that the answers to this problem take, which in his view speaks to the varieties of forms that religion itself takes: a messiah who initiates the end of the world as we know it...2002, Kevin J. Christiano, William H. Swatos, Peter Kivisto, Sociology of Religion: Contemporary Developments, Rowman & Littlefield (Altamira Press), page 129
- 2000 [Kluwer Academic], Charles Seymour, A Theodicy of Hell, 2010, Springer, Softcover reprint, page 195,
theodicy meaning in Tagalog
theodicy in Tagalog
- justification of a deity
- palabathalaan, teodisea
Forms of theodicy
| plural | theodicies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | theodicity |
Origin of theodicy
Borrowed from French théodicée, from Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”) + δίκη (díkē, “justice”), coined by German mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in his 1710 work Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l'homme et l'origine du mal (Essays of Theodicy on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil), commonly known as Théodicée.
Words formed from theodicy
Questions about theodicy
- What does theodicy mean?
- Theodicy means a justification of a deity or of particular attributes of a deity; specifically, a justification of the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse justifying the ways of God.
- What is theodicy in Tagalog?
- Theodicy in Tagalog is palabathalaan, teodisea. See Theodicy meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is theodicy?
- Theodicy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce theodicy?
- Theodicy is pronounced /θiːˈɒd.ɪ.si/ (UK).
- What is the plural of theodicy?
- The plural of theodicy is theodicies.
Words near theodicy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: theodicy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “theodicy.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/theodicy. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.