theodicy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: theodicy	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
theodicy n the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Theodicy \Theod"icy\, n. [NL. theodic[91]a, fr. Gr. [?] God + [?] right, justice: cf. F. th[82]odic[82]e.] 1. A vindication of the justice of God in ordaining or permitting natural and moral evil. 2. That department of philosophy which treats of the being, perfections, and government of God, and the immortality of the soul. --Krauth-Fleming.