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Noun: theodicy  thee'ó-di-see
  1. The branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil

Derived forms: theodicies

Type of: divinity, theology

Encyclopedia: Theodicy

Nearest

thenceforward
Theobid
Theobroma
Theobroma cacao
theobromine
theocentric
theocentrism
theocracy
theocrat
theocratic
theodicy
theodolite
theodolitic
Theodor Mommsen
Theodor Schwann
Theodor Seuss Geisel
Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dwight Weld
Theodore Francis Powys
Theodore Harold White
Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser