theodicy

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/θɪˈɒdɪsɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(thē od′ə sē)

Inflections of 'theodicy' (n): npl: theodicies

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
the•od•i•cy  (thē od′ə sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies. 
  1. a vindication of the divine attributes, particularly holiness and justice, in establishing or allowing the existence of physical and moral evil.
  • theo- + Greek dík(ē) justice + -y3, modeled on French théodicée, a coinage of Leibniz 1790–1800
the•od′i•ce′an, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
theodicy /θɪˈɒdɪsɪ/ n ( pl -cies)
  1. the branch of theology concerned with defending the attributes of God against objections resulting from physical and moral evil
Etymology: 18th Century: coined by Leibnitz in French as théodicée, from theo- + Greek dikē justicetheˌodiˈcean adj

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