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theodicy|θiːˈɒdɪsɪ|
Also 9 theodice, -ee.
[ad. F. théodicée, the title of a work of Leibniz (1710), f. Gr. θεό-ς God + δίκη justice.]
The, or a, vindication of the divine attributes, esp. justice and holiness, in respect to the existence of evil; a writing, doctrine, or theory intended to ‘justify the ways of God to men’. Cf. optimism 1.
1797D. Stewart in Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3) XI. 481/2 Metaphysical theology, which Leibnitz and some others call theodicy. 1825Coleridge Aids Refl. (1848) I. 120 All the theodices ever framed by human ingenuity, before and since the attempt of the celebrated Leibnitz. 1875White Life in Christ v. xxix. (1878) 500 Their theodicy is based on the belief that out of all evil God will bring eternal good.
Hence theodiˈcean, one who frames or maintains a theodicy.
1873Morley Rousseau I. 322 All things are for the best, said Rousseau and the theodiceans. |