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Noun [English]

IPA: /θiːˈɒd.ɪ.si/, /θiˈɑd.ɪ.si/ [General-American] Forms: theodicies [plural]
enPR: thēŏʹdĭsi [General-American] Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|théodicée}} Borrowed from French théodicée, {{der|en|grc|θεός|t=god}} Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”), {{coined|fr|Q9047|nocap=1|nocat=1}} coined by German mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Head templates: {{en-noun}} theodicy (plural theodicies)
  1. (theology, philosophy) 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. Wikipedia link: Théodicée Categories (topical): Philosophy, Theology Synonyms: theodicity Related terms: anthropodicy, sociodicy, apologism, dystheism, eutheism Translations (justification of a deity): teodicea [feminine] (Catalan), 神义论 (Chinese Mandarin), 神正论 (Chinese Mandarin), theodicea [feminine] (Czech), theodicee (Dutch), teodiike (Estonian), pahan ongelma (Finnish), théodicée [feminine] (French), თეოდიცეა (teodicea) (Georgian), თეოდიკეა (teodiḳea) (Georgian), Theodizee [feminine] (German), teodícea (Hungarian), teodicea (Hungarian), theodicea (Hungarian), istentan (Hungarian), istenigazolás (Hungarian), teodicea [feminine] (Italian), teodicea [feminine] (Occitan), teodycea (Polish), teodiceia [feminine] (Portuguese), теодицея (teodiceja) (Russian), teodiceja [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), teodicea [feminine] (Spanish), teodicéproblemet (Swedish), palabathalaan (Tagalog), teodisea (Tagalog), teodise (Turkish)

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      "word": "теодицея"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "justification of a deity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "teodiceja"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "justification of a deity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "teodicea"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "justification of a deity",
      "word": "teodicéproblemet"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "justification of a deity",
      "word": "palabathalaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "justification of a deity",
      "word": "teodisea"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "justification of a deity",
      "word": "teodise"
    }
  ],
  "word": "theodicy"
}

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