theodicy
English
/θiːˈɒd.ɪ.si/, /θiˈɑd.ɪ.si/
noun
Definitions
- (theology) 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.
Etymology
Borrowed from French théodicée derived from Ancient Greek θεός (god, divine, deity, a god, God).
Origin
Ancient Greek
θεός
Gloss
god, divine, deity, a god, God
Concept
Semantic Field
Religion and belief
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
神
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Dorotheus English
- misotheism English
- pantheism English
- polypantheism English
- theism English
- theosoph English
- theosophe English
- theosophy English
- theos Latin
- theosophia Latin
- theosophus Latin
- Theismus German
- theodicee Dutch, Flemish
- panthéisme French
- théisme French
- théodicée French
- théosophe French
- panteísmo Spanish, Castilian
- teísmo Spanish, Castilian
- teísta Spanish, Castilian
- Δοσίθεος Ancient Greek
- Δωρόθεος Ancient Greek
- Θεαίτητος Ancient Greek
- Θεογένης Ancient Greek
- Θεοδοσία Ancient Greek
- Θεοκλύμενος Ancient Greek
- Θεονόη Ancient Greek
- Θεοφάνης Ancient Greek
- Θεόδωρος Ancient Greek
- Θεόκριτος Ancient Greek
- Θεόμβροτος Ancient Greek
- Θεόμνηστος Ancient Greek
- Θεόπομπος Ancient Greek
- Θεόφιλος Ancient Greek
- Θεόφραστος Ancient Greek
- Θουκυδίδης Ancient Greek
- Τιμόθεος Ancient Greek
- ζάθεος Ancient Greek
- θεοειδής Ancient Greek
- θεολόγος Ancient Greek
- θεοπάθεια Ancient Greek
- θεοπληξία Ancient Greek
- θεοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
- θεόμαχος Ancient Greek
- θεόπνευστος Ancient Greek
- θεός Ancient Greek
- θεόσεπτος Ancient Greek
- θεόσοφος Ancient Greek
- θεόφιν Ancient Greek
- θεῖος Ancient Greek
- ἀντίθεος Ancient Greek
- ἀποθεόω Ancient Greek
- ἀπόθεος Ancient Greek
- ἄθεος Ancient Greek
- ἔνθεος Ancient Greek
- ἠγάθεος Ancient Greek
- ἰσόθεος Ancient Greek
- *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- teofani Norwegian Bokmål
- panteísmo Portuguese
- teísmo Portuguese
- teodycea Polish
- teofani Norwegian Nynorsk
- teo- Czech
- θεο- Greek (modern)
- θεός Greek (modern)
- teodise Turkish
- თეოდიცეა Georgian
- *tʰehós Proto-Hellenic