cosmodicy
English
noun
Definitions
- A justification of the fundamental goodness of the universe, especially in regard to the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse justifying the ways of the universe.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek κόσμος (world, universe, earth).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κόσμος
Gloss
world, universe, earth
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
土, 地
Emoji
🌍️ 🌎️ 🌏️ 🌐 🗺️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chiliocosm English
- cosmo- English
- cosmolabe English
- cosmos English
- cosmologia Latin
- cosmopolites Latin
- cosmos Latin
- cosmo- Italian
- ко́смос Russian
- космона́вт Russian
- космонавт Russian
- космос Russian
- cosmo- Spanish, Castilian
- κοσμέω Ancient Greek
- κοσμογράφος Ancient Greek
- κοσμοπολίτης Ancient Greek
- κόσμος Ancient Greek
- παρα- Ancient Greek
- *ḱems- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱens- Proto-Indo-European
- kosmos Czech
- cosmo- Catalan, Valencian
- կոսմոս Armenian
- κόσμος Greek (modern)
- קאָסמאָנויט Yiddish
- קאָסמאָס Yiddish
- космонавт Ukrainian
- космос Ukrainian
- ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ Coptic
- κοσμοπολίτης grc-koi
- κοσμοπολιτισμός grc-koi